Fergus Patrick McEvay

Fergus Patrick McEvay

Fergus Patrick McEvay, (8 December 1852 – 10 May 1911), was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Toronto from 1908 to 1911.

Born in Lindsay, Ontario, McEvay studied at University of St. Michael's College and Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He became an ordained Priest of Kingston, Ontario (serving Kingston, Peterborough and Hamilton) and in 1899 appointed Bishop of London, Ontario. McEvay became Privy Chamberlain by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.

In 1908 he became Archbishop of Toronto and help expand the diocese by establishing 7 new parishes and ten new churches. McEvay was also responsible for the establishment of the St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto and the Canadian Catholic Church Extension Society. Suffering from a blood disorder, McEvay died in Toronto and was buried in Regina Cleri Cemetery at St. Augustine's.

History

* Le Grand Séminaire de Montréal de 1840 à 1990: 150 années au service de las formation des prêtres. Éditions du Grand Séminaire de Montréal, 1990.

External links

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7582 Biography at "the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcevay.html McEvay]
* [http://www.archtoronto.org/archives/bishops/mcevay.htm Archbishop Fergus McEvay]


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