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Irish-born clergyman
Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke
Born (1840-01-10 ) January 10, 1840Died January 20, 1915(1915-01-20) (aged 75) Education Occupation Clergyman
Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke KGCHS (January 10, 1840 – January 20, 1915) was an
Irish -born clergyman of the
Catholic Church . He served as
Bishop of Albany from 1894 until his death in 1915.
Biography
Thomas Burke was born in
Swinford ,
County Mayo , and came to the
United States with his father, a physician, in 1850, settling in
Utica, New York .
[1] He received his early education under the
Christian Brothers in Utica, and attended
St. Michael's College in
Toronto, Ontario ,
Canada .
[2] In 1856, he entered
St. Charles College in
Ellicott City ,
Maryland , where he befriended his classmate
James Gibbons .
[2] He completed his theological studies at
St. Mary's Seminary in
Baltimore .
[1]
Burke was
ordained to the
priesthood on June 30, 1864.
[3] He then served as a
curate at St. John's Church in
Albany until 1865, when he succeeded
John J. Conroy as
pastor of St. Joseph's Church in the same city.
[1] He became
vicar general under Bishop
Francis McNierney in 1887, and was named a
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre in 1890.
[2]
On May 15, 1894, Burke was appointed the fourth
Bishop of Albany by
Pope Leo XIII .
[3] He received his
episcopal
consecration on the following July 1 from Archbishop
Michael Corrigan , with Bishops
Bernard John McQuaid and
Patrick Anthony Ludden serving as
co-consecrators , in the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception .
[3] During his administration, he enlarged the Boys' Asylum in Albany, reduced diocesan debt, and renovated the cathedral.
[4]
He died in Albany at age 75.
[5]
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Ordinaries Churches Education
High schools
Catholic Central School (Latham, New York)
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School, Schenectady
Saratoga Central Catholic High School, Saratoga Springs
Independent schools
Academy of the Holy Names
Christian Brothers Academy, Albany
La Salle Institute, Troy
Closed
Bishop Maginn High School, Albany
Cardinal McCloskey High School, Albany
Cathedral Academy, Albany
Holy Cross High School, Albany
Kenwood Academy, Albany
Marylrose Academy, Albany
Mercy High School, Albany
St. Ann's Academy, Albany
St. John's Academy, Albany
St. Joseph's Academy, Albany
St. Mary's High School, Albany
Vincentian Institute, Albany
Bishop Scully High School, Amsterdam
St. Joseph's High School, Amsterdam
St. Mary's High School, Amsterdam
St. Patrick's Academy, Catskill
Keveny Memorial Academy, Cohoes
St. Agnes High School, Cohoes
Commercial Academy of the Sacred Heart, Cohoes
Sacred Heart High School, Cohoes
St. Joseph's Academy, Cohoes
St. Patrick's Academy, Cohoes
St. Mary's Academy, Glens Falls
Bishop Burke High School, Gloversville
St. Mary's Academy, Hoosick Falls
St. Mary's Academy, Hudson
St. Mary's Academy, Little Falls
St. John's Academy, Rensselaer
Our Lady of the Star Academy, Saratoga Springs
Bishop Gibbons High School, Schenectady
Notre Dame High School, Schenectady
St. Adalbert's High School, Schenectady
St. Columba's Academy, Schenectady
St. John's Academy, Schenectady
St. Joseph's Academy, Schenectady
Catholic Central High School (Troy, New York)
St. Augustine's Academy, Troy
St. Joseph's Academy, Troy
St. Mary's Academy, Troy
St. Michael's Academy, Troy
St. Patrick's Academy, Troy
St. Peter's Academy, Troy
St. Bridgid's Academy, Watervliet
St. Patrick's Academy, Watervliet