Bishop John Hughes

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Bishop John Hughes was a 19th-century Irish-born American Catholic archbishop of New York known for his influential leadership in the church and his role in expanding Catholic education in the United States.

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instanceOf Catholic bishop
human
religious leader
advocatedFor public support for Catholic schools
rights of Irish Catholic immigrants
alsoKnownAs Archbishop John Hughes NERFINISHED
Bishop John Hughes NERFINISHED
Dagger John NERFINISHED
appointedAsBishopOfNewYork 1838
archdiocese Archdiocese of New York NERFINISHED
birthCountry Ireland NERFINISHED
birthDate 1797-06-24
birthPlace Annaloghan, County Tyrone, Ireland NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1864-01-03
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of New York NERFINISHED
education Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Maryland NERFINISHED
elevatedToArchbishop 1850
ethnicOrigin Irish
familyName Hughes NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
influenced Catholic political and social engagement in 19th-century America
development of Catholic education in New York
initiatedProject construction of the new St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, New York City
knownFor advocacy for parochial schools
defense of Catholic immigrants in the United States
expansion of Catholic education in the United States
influential sermons and public speeches
leadership of the Catholic Church in New York in the 19th century
public debates over public school funding and religious education
role in establishing a Catholic school system in New York
strong opposition to anti-Catholic nativism
languageSpoken English
mentorOf many clergy in the Archdiocese of New York
name John Hughes NERFINISHED
occupation Catholic priest
archbishop
bishop
clergyman
ordainedAsPriest 1826
oversawConstructionOf Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral expansions
placeOfOrdination Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of New York NERFINISHED
Bishop of New York NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
workedAs priest in the Diocese of Philadelphia

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St. John’s College foundedBy Bishop John Hughes