Matthew Harkins
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Right Reverend Matthew A. Harkins |
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| Bishop of Providence | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Providence |
| In office | April 14, 1887—May 25, 1921 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Francis Hendricken |
| Successor | William A. Hickey |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 22, 1869 |
| Consecration | April 14, 1887 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1845 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1921 (aged 75) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Matthew A. Harkins (November 17, 1845 – May 25, 1921) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Providence from 1887 until his death in 1921.
Matthew A. Harkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Patrick Harkins, an Irish immigrant, and his wife, Margaret. He received his early education at a primary school on Tremont Street and a grammar school in Quincy.
He attended Boston Latin School from 1859-62, when he entered Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. After a year at Holy Cross, he went abroad to France and furthered his studies at the English College, Douai and at Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris.
While in Paris, Harkins was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1869. After studying theology and canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he returned to Massachusetts in 1870 and was named curate at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Salem.
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