Francis Kenrick
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The Most Reverend Francis Patrick Kenrick |
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| Archbishop of Baltimore | |
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| See | Baltimore |
| Appointed | August 19, 1851 |
| Installed | October 9, 1851 |
| Term ended | July 8, 1863 |
| Predecessor | Samuel Eccleston, S.S. |
| Successor | Martin John Spalding |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 7, 1821 by Candido Maria Frattini |
| Consecration | June 10, 1831 by Benedict Joseph Flaget S.S. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 December 1797 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | 8 July 1863 (aged 65) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Previous post | Bishop of Philadelphia (1842-51) |
Francis Patrick Kenrick (December 3, 1796 – July 8, 1863) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third Bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (1842–1851) and the sixth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1851–1863).
Francis Kenrick was born in Dublin to Thomas and Jane (née Eustace) Kenrick. His younger brother, Peter Richard Kenrick, would later become the first Archbishop of St. Louis. His uncle was the pastor of St. Nicholas of Myra Church in Dublin, and took an active role in his education. At the age of eighteen, he was selected to study at the Urban College of Propaganda in Rome, where he became a distinguished student. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Candido Maria Frattini on 7 April 1821.
Shortly after his ordination, Kenrick accepted an invitation from Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, S.S., to join the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, in the United States. He then held the chair of theology at St. Thomas Seminary for nine years, in addition to teaching Greek and history at St. Joseph's College. Apart from his academic duties, he also engaged in missionary work; he facilitated several conversions and publicly debated with Protestant ministers. He earned a reputation as an eloquent preacher and effective apologist, and was a recognized theologian and scripture scholar.
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