Rev. Joseph Thomas Roche was an author and a Roman Catholic priest.

Early life

Roche was born in Iona, Prince Edward Island, Canada on January 3, 1865. He was the son of Michael Roche and Hannah Murphy. He attended

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and

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(Degree of LL.D., 1907). His theological studies were made at St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland. One of the founders of the

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of the United States and was elected the first vice-president on October 16, 1905. He was Editor of the Catholic Register and Extension in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Books Written by Rev. Joseph Thomas Roche

* Our Lady of Guadalupe (1902) * The Ought to be's (1906) *

St. Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

(1907) * The Business Side of Religion (1908) * The Obligation of Hearing Mass on Sundays and Holy Days (1910) *

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(1911) * Around the World (1912)

References

* Georgina Pell Curtis 1911 "The American Catholic Who's Who" pg. 555 1865 births 20th-century deaths Place of death missing {{Canada-Christian-clergy-stub