Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
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The Most Reverend Alfred Allen Paul Curtis |
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| Bishop of Wilmington | |
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| See | Bishop of Wilmington |
| Installed | November 25, 1886 |
| Term ended | May 23, 1896 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Becker |
| Successor | John Monaghan |
| Other posts |
Titular Bishop of Echinus (1896–1908) Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (1897–1908) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 19, 1874 |
| Consecration | November 14, 1886 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1831 Rehobeth, Maryland |
| Died | July 11, 1908 (aged 77) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Alfred Allen Paul Curtis (July 4, 1831 – July 11, 1908) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington (1886–1896) and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (1897–1908). He had previously served as a member of the Episcopal clergy before converting to Catholicism.
Alfred Curtis was born near Rehobeth in Somerset County, Maryland, to Episcopalian parents. He attended the country school his father had founded, but taught himself Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare. Following his father's death in 1849, he became an assistant teacher at an academy in Princess Anne to support his mother and siblings. He began studying for the ministry in 1855, and was ordained a deacon in 1856 and afterwards a priest in 1859. He then worked as an assistant at St. Luke's Church in Baltimore, from where he was transferred to Frederick County and then to Chestertown, Kent County.
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