Thomas Augustine Hendrick
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Thomas Augustine Hendrick (b. at Penn Yan, New York
, U.S.A., 29 October 1849; d. at Cebú
, Philippines
, 29 November, 1909, age 60) was an American Catholic priest; he became the 22nd Bishop of Cebú, the first American to hold this position.
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When the reorganization of the Catholic Church in the Philippines was undertaken after the Spanish-American War
, he was appointed Bishop of Cebú, and consecrated in Rome 23 August, 1903. He took possession of his See on 6 March, 1904. He died from cholera
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New York
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, U.S.A., 29 October 1849; d. at Cebú
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, 29 November, 1909, age 60) was an American Catholic priest; he became the 22nd Bishop of Cebú, the first American to hold this position.
Life
He was ordained priest at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, New York, 7 June, 1873, and spent 29 years in parish work in the Roman Catholic Diocese of RochesterRoman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Greater Rochester region of New York State in the United States. The region that the Diocese comprises extends from its northern border on the south shore of Lake Ontario through the Finger Lakes region to its...
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When the reorganization of the Catholic Church in the Philippines was undertaken after the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, he was appointed Bishop of Cebú, and consecrated in Rome 23 August, 1903. He took possession of his See on 6 March, 1904. He died from cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
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