This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2015) |
Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan | |
---|---|
Born | March 5, 1849 |
Died | April 8, 1929 | (aged 80)
Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan (March 5, 1849 – April 8, 1929) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.
Owen Corrigan was born in Baltimore to John and Rosanna (née McDonald) Corrigan. [1] After graduating from high school, he attended St. Charles College in Catonsville and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. [1] He continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. [1]
He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro on June 7, 1873. [2] Following his return to Baltimore, he became pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church. [1] He was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Baltimore on July 6, 1908. [1]
On September 29, 1908, Corrigan was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Macri by Pope Pius X. [2] He received his episcopal consecration on January 10, 1909, from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Maurice Francis Burke and Benjamin Joseph Keiley serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Assumption. [2] He served as an auxiliary bishop until his death twenty years later, at age 80. He is buried in Baltimore. [1]