Thomas McGovern (bishop)
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Right Reverend Thomas Francis McGovern D.D. |
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| Bishop | |
The Bishop Thomas McGovern
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| Diocese | Diocese of Harrisburg |
| Appointed | December 6, 1887 |
| Predecessor | Jeremiah F. Shanahan |
| Successor | John W. Shanahan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 27, 1861 by James Frederick Bryan Wood |
| Consecration | March 11, 1888 by William O'Hara |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1832 Swanlinbar, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Died | July 25, 1898 (aged 66) |
| Buried | Mount Calvary Cemetery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Edward McGovern Margaret (Gillece) McGovern |
| Previous post | Priest of Philadelphia (1861-1887) |
| Education | Saint Joseph College |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto |
Forti salus in fide (A strong faith in your salvation) |
Thomas McGovern (April 10, 1832—July 25, 1898) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1888-1898).
McGovern was born in Swanlinbar, County Cavan, and came to the United States with his parents in 1833, settling in Albany Township, Pennsylvania. In 1855 he entered Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He completed his theological studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and was ordained a priest by Bishop James Wood on December 27, 1861.
After serving at Pottstown and Douglassville, he was named a curate at St. Michael's Church and later St. Philip's Church in Philadelphia. He was pastor of Bellefonte from 1864 until 1870, when he was transferred to St. Patrick's Church in York. In 1873, he was appointed to Danville. From 1881 to 1882, he went to Europe, Africa and Asia to regain his health.
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