Born on September 3, 1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attend St. Joseph’s Parochial School, Mt. Oliver, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and then entered the Passionist novitiate. He took his vows on May 4, 1914. He was ordained a priest in West Hoboken, New Jersey on June 14, 1919. The greater portion of...
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Father Nicholas Schneiders, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1898-1980)
Born Clement Schneiders on June 12, 1898 at The Hague Holland, he was the son of Bernard and Sophie Catherine de Man Schneiders. At the age of fourteen he came to the United States and settled in Detroit with his family. He professed his vows on May 4, 1919 at Sacred Heart, Louisville, Kentucky. He...
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Father Miles McCarthy, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1896-1979)
Born January 31, 1896 in Lowell, Massachusetts, he was professed on August 12, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ordained on December 19, 1925 in South Orange, New Jersey. From 1926 until 1934 he was a China missionary. From 1935 until 1937 he was vicar in Dunkirk, New York. From 1938 until 1951 he was a...
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Father Michael Anthony Campbell, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1900-1980)
Born Paul Gibbons Campbell in Dorchester, Massachusetts on January 26, 1900, he was the son of John Campbell and Mary Gibbons. He attended St. Peter’s Elementary School in Dorchester, Boston Latin, Boston English and was at Boston College, then Harvard University. Returning back to Boston College after two years he received his degree in 1922....
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Father Marcellus White, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1908-2002)
Born: November 28, 1908 in Waltham, Massachusetts Parents: Richard White and Jennie Deacy Professed: August 15, 1928 Ordained: April 28, 1934 Died: May 15, 2002
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Father Linus Lombard, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1902-1979)
Born Richard Hayden Lombard on January 3, 1902 in Everett, Massachusetts, he professed his vows on September 9, 1923 and was known in religious life as Linus. He was a missionary in Hunan, China where he was vicar general in the 1950s when Bishop Cuthbert O’Gara was imprisoned. It was his alertness to the Chinese...
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Father Leonard Amrhein, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1911-1990)
Born September 3, 1911, he had relatives who had entered the Passionists. After graduating from elementary school he entered the Passionist Preparatory Seminary. He professed his vows on August 15, 1931 and was ordained on May 30, 1938. After some more studies he went to China in January 1940. He studied the language in Beijing...
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Father Lawrence Mullin, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1916-1980)
Born Herbert Mullin on July 19, 1916, he was the son of James Mullin and Elizabeth Gantly Mullin. He received his elementary education in Jersey City, New Jersey and went to St. Michael’s Monastery School, Union City, New Jersey. He went to the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, Dunkirk, New York. He professed his vows on August...
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Father Kieran Richardson, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1907-1985)
Born Bernard Richardson on May 20, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York he attended Brooklyn Prep for a short time and in 1926 decided to enter Holy Cross Seminary, Dunkirk, New York. after two years of college study there he went to the Passionist novitiate at West Springfield, Massachusetts. On August 15, 1929 he professed his...
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Father Justin Moore, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1903-1936)
Born Francis Moore on January 27, 1903 in Fall River, Massachusetts he went to parochial school and then went to work. He eventually entered the Passionists and on October 19, 1930 professed his vows. His religious name was Justin. On April 28, 1931 he was ordained a priest. Prior to his time with the Passionists...