Henry Regis Granjon
Henry Regis Granjon | |
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| Bishop of Tucson | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Tucson |
| In office | June 17, 1900 to September 11, 1922 |
| Predecessor | Peter Bourgade |
| Successor | Daniel James Gercke |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 17, 1887 by Joseph-Alfred Foulon |
| Consecration | June 17, 1900 by James Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1863 Saint-Étienne, France |
| Died | November 9, 1922 (aged 59) Brignais, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Saint-Sulpice |
| Motto | Audenter fide, caritate gaudenter (Boldly in faith, joyfully in charity) |
Henry Regis Granjon (June 15, 1863 – November 9, 1922) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Tucson in Arizona from 1900 until his death in 1922.
Biography
Early life
Henry Granjon was born on June 15, 1863, in Saint-Étienne, Loire, in France to Pierre Marie and Jeanne (née Meunier) Granjon.[1] He received his seminary training at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree.[2]
Priesthood
Granjon was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Lyon in Lyon, France, on December 17, 1887 by Cardinal Joseph-Alfred Foulon.[3] In 1890, Granjon traveled to the Arizona Territory in the United States to serve in the missions there.[1] After arriving in Arizona, the Vicariate of Arizona assigned him to a mission church in Tombstone.[4]Granjon in 1897 moved to Baltimore, Maryland to serve as the leader of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the United States.[2]
Bishop of Tucson
On April 19, 1900, Granjon was appointed the second bishop of the new Diocese of Tucson by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore on June 17, 1900, from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops John J. Monaghan and Edward Patrick Allen serving as co-consecrators.[3]
During his tenure, the Mission San Xavier del Bac on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Arizona underwent needed restoration. Granjon contributed the articles "Tucson" and "Mission San Xavier del Bac" to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[5] In 1904, Granjon stated that his diocese included "...40,000 Catholics, 90,000 heretics and 30,000 infidels".[6]
Death
At age 59, Henry Granjon died on November 9, 1922, in Brignais, France while on a trip in Europe to meet with Pope Pius XI.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Leonard, John W., ed. (1905). Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company Publishers. p. 587. hdl:2027/mdp.39015010534280.
- ^ a b O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. Vol. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America. p. 182. hdl:2027/uva.x030508989.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Henry Regis Granjon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "GRANJON, HENRY, 1863-1922" (PDF). Arizona Historical Society. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, 1917, p. 69
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Gordon, Linda (February 9, 2011). The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-06171-2.