Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan (March 5, 1849 – April 8, 1929) was an American

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clergyman who served as Auxiliary Bishop of

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Biography

Owen Corrigan was born in Baltimore to John and Rosanna (née McDonald) Corrigan. After graduating from high school, he attended St. Charles College in

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and

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in Baltimore. He continued his studies at the

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. He was

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to the priesthood by Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro on June 7, 1873. Following his return to Baltimore, he became

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St. Gregory the Great Church
He was named

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of the Archdiocese of Baltimore on July 6, 1908. On September 29, 1908, Corrigan was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and

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of ''Macri'' by

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. He received his

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on January 10, 1909, from Cardinal

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, with Bishops

Maurice Francis Burke Maurice Francis Burke (May 5, 1845 – March 17, 1923) was an Ireland, Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne, Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming (1887–1893) and as bishop o ...

and

Benjamin Joseph Keiley Benjamin Joseph Keiley (October 13, 1847 – June 17, 1925) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia from 1900 to 1922. Biography Early life and education Benjamin Keiley was born ...

serving as

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, at the Cathedral of the Assumption. He served as an auxiliary bishop until his death twenty years later, at age 80. He is buried in Baltimore.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corrigan, Owen Patrick Bernard 1849 births 1929 deaths Religious leaders from Baltimore 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States St. Charles College alumni