| Birth: | Aug. 23, 1814
Rye
Westchester County
New York, USA | | Death: | Oct. 3, 1877
Newark
Essex County
New Jersey, USA | 
Roman Catholic Archbishop, Educator. He was the Founder of Seton Hall University in West Orange, New Jersey. The nephew of Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born person to be canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, he also descended from the first families of New York City, and was a cousin to two future United States Presidents, Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was ordained for the Episcopal ministry in 1835, but after six years resigned his charge. One year later he entered the Catholic Church, and in 1844 was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of New York. He served the Church in various capacities prior to being named the First Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. in 1853. He was responsible for vastly expanding the Catholic presence in New Jersey during his tenure. Among his more noteworthy achievments was the founding of Seton Hall University in 1856, named for his saintly aunt. In 1872 he was appointed Eighth Archibishop of Baltimore, a post he held until his death in 1877. (bio by: Albert Ledoux)
Search Amazon for James Bayley | | | Burial:
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Albert Ledoux
Record added: Nov 24, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5994119 |
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It Was You, O God, Who Made Your Servant Archbishop Bayley, A Successor Of The Apostles By Raising Him To The Episcopal Order. May He Also Be Associated With Them Forever. We Ask This Through Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen.
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