John Grimes (December 18, 1852 – July 26, 1922) was an

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of the

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. He served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1912 until his death in 1922.

Biography

Early life

John Grimes was born in

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to John and Bridget (née Hammon) Grimes. He was educated at both a national school and a

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in Ireland before going to

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, where he enrolled at the College of

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in 1874. Attached to the Diocese of Albany, New York, in the

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, he was sent by Bishop Francis McNierney to study at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in 1878.

Priesthood

He was

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to the priesthood in Albany by Bishop

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on February 19, 1882. He then served as a curate at St. Mary's Church in Syracuse until 1887, when he became

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of St. Paul's Church in

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. In 1890 he returned to St. Mary's as its pastor.

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Syracuse

On February 1, 1909, Grimes was appointed as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse and

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of ''Hermeria'' by Pope Pius X. He received his episcopal consecration on May 16, 1909, from Archbishop John Farley, with Bishops Patrick Ludden and Thomas Burke serving as co-consecrators. Upon the death of Bishop Ludden, Grimes automatically succeeded him as the second bishop of Syracuse on August 6, 1912. John Grimes died on July 26, 1922, at age 69. A Catholic high school,

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in East Syracuse, New York, was named in 1960 after him.

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