Born September 2, 1895 in Liberty Center, Ohio, he was the son of Joseph Westhoven and Elizabeth Connolly. After schooling in Liberty Center he went to St. Joseph’s College, Renssalear, Indiana operated by the Society of the Precious Blood. After completing the two year course he returned to his home area to become a teacher....
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Father Walter Coveyou, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1894-1929)
Born October 17, 1894 in Petoskey, Michigan, he was the son of W. M. Coveyou and Flora Draper. He professed his vows on February 13, 1912 and was ordained on May 29, 1920. He quickly offered his ministry to the China missions, but it was decided that the time was not right. Instead he was...
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Father Venard Johnson, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1908-1978)
Born January 20, 1908, professed August 15, 1931, ordained May 30, 1938. Was a missionary in China for a short time.
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Father Timothy McDermott, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1897-1963)
Born Thomas McDermott on July 29, 1897 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was educated on the Southside and at Duquesne University where he graduated in 1916 with a BA. He went to St. Vincent’s Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania to study for the diocesan priesthood. After two years there he decided to enter the Passionists and in 1918...
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Father Theophane Maguire, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1898-1975)
Born on July 21, 1898 in Wayne, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Joseph’s Jesuit Prep in Philadelphia. There he became interested in the Passionists and decided to enter the novitiate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On August 13, 1917 he professed his vows and received the name Theophane. He was ordained on October 28, 1923 and quickly was...
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Father Terence Connolly, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1898-1965)
Born Joseph Connolly in Woburn, Massachusetts on August 24, 1898, he was the son of Patrick and Mary Harkins Connolly. At fourteen he entered the Passionist Preparatory Seminary at St. Joseph’s Monastery, Baltimore, Maryland. He professed his vows on August 13, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His religious name was Terence. Studies took place at St....
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Father Rupert Langenbacher, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1896-1969)
Born Carl Langenbacker on December 14, 1896, he was the son of Charles and Martha McGrath. He entered the Passionists on August 14, 1914 and professed his vows on September 17, 1918 receiving the religious name Rupert. He was ordained on October 28, 1923.
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Bishop Reginald Arliss, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1906-1996)
Born on September 8, 1906 in East Orange, New Jersey, he professed his Passionist vows on August 15, 1928. Ordained on April 28, 1934, he was assigned to be a missionary in Hunan, China where he directed the St. Joseph’s regional seminary in the Yuanling, Hunan diocese. In 1949 the Communists put him under house...
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Father Raphael Vance, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1894-1958)
Born John Vance on November 29, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of William and Mary Cotter Vance. His home parish was St. Philip’s. He went to Annunciation School and St. Theresa’s. Then he went to the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, St. Mary’s, Dunkirk, New York. He returned home due to ill health but...
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Bishop Quentin Olwell, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1898-1972)
Bishop Olwell was the first Passionist bishop in the Philippines. Born Charles Bertram Olwell on November 4, 1898 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of James and Ellen Evans Olwell. He professed his Passionist vows on September 15, 1916. He was ordained on February 4, 1923 at St. Vincent’s Abbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania...