Thomas Francis Hendricken

His Excellency, The Right Reverend

Thomas Francis Hendricken
Bishop of Providence
ChurchCatholic
DioceseDiocese of Providence
SuccessorMatthew Harkins
Orders
OrdinationApril 25, 1853
by Bernard O'Reilly
ConsecrationApril 28, 1872
by John McCloskey
Personal details
Born(1827-05-05)May 5, 1827
Kilkenny, Ireland
DiedJune 11, 1886(1886-06-11) (aged 59)
Providence, Rhode Island, US
EducationSt Kieran's College
MottoMelior sapientia cunctis
(Greater wisdom than all)
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Thomas Francis Hendricken (May 5, 1827 – June 11, 1886) was an Irish-born American Catholic prelate who served as the first bishop of Providence in Rhode Island from 1872 until his death in 1886. Hendricken started the construction of the current Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

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