Edmond Francis Prendergast
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The Most Reverend Edmond Francis Prendergast |
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| Archbishop of Philadelphia | |
Archbishop Prendergast circa 1911
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Appointed | 29 May 1911 |
| In office | 1911-1918 |
| Predecessor | Patrick John Ryan |
| Successor | Dennis Joseph Dougherty |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 November 1865 by James Frederick Wood |
| Consecration | 24 February 1897 by Patrick John Ryan |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 3, 1843 Clonmel, Ireland |
| Died | February 26, 1918 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1896-1911) |
Edmond Francis Prendergast (May 3, 1843 – February 26, 1918) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1911 until his death in 1918.
Edmond Prendergast was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, to Lawrence and Joanna (née Carew) Prendergast. Three of his uncles and two brothers were also priests, and two sisters entered religious life. While a theological student in his native country, he accepted an invitation from one of his uncles to come to the United States in 1859. He then enrolled at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he proved to be a talented student. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Frederick Wood on November 17, 1865.
Prendergast then served as a curate at St. Paul's Church in Philadelphia until May 1866, when he was transferred to the mission in Susquehanna Depot on account of his health. He was pastor of St. Mark's Church in Bristol from 1867 to 1871. He then served at Immaculate Conception Church in Allentown until February 1874, when he returned to Philadelphia as pastor of St. Malachy's Church. In addition to his duties at St. Malachy's, he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1895.
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