Francis Edward Hyland (October 9, 1901 – January 31, 1968) was an American

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of the

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. He served as bishop of what was then the Diocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 1956 to 1961. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta from 1949 to 1956.

Biography

Early life

Francis Hyland was born on October 9, 1901, in

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, to James and Sarah (née McCarron) Hyland. He attended

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in Philadelphia and then St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Hyland was

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to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Bishop Michael Crane on June 11, 1927. He earned a

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from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1928, then spent ten years as secretary to the Apostolic Delegation in Washington, Returning to Pennsylvania, Hyland served as

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of the Church of Resurrection Parish in Chester and of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Philadelphia (1941–1949).

Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta

On October 15, 1949, Hyland was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta and

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of ''

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'' by Pope Pius XII. He received his

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on December 21, 1949, from Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, with Bishops Hugh L. Lamb and J. Carroll McCormick serving as co-consecrators, at the

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in Philadelphia. Hyland selected as his episcopal motto: ''"Ad Jesum Per Mariam"'' (

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: "To

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through

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").

Bishop of Atlanta

Hyland was named the first

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of the recently erected Diocese of Atlanta by Pius XII on July 17, 1956. He was installed at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta on November 8, 1956. After a five-year-long tenure, he resigned as bishop of Atlanta due to ill health on October 11, 1961; upon accepting his resignation,

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appointed him Titular Bishop of ''Bisica''. Francis Hyland died in Philadelphia on January 31, 1968 at age 66.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyland, Francis Edward 1901 births 1968 deaths St. Charles Borromeo Seminary alumni Catholic University of America alumni Clergy from Philadelphia Roman Catholic bishops of Atlanta 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States