Anthony Caffry

The Reverend

Anthony Caffry
The Reverend; Anthony Caffry
Personal details
Born	Ireland
Died	1811; Dublin, Ireland
Denomination	Catholic Church
Alma mater	Esker Friary; Sorbonne

Anthony Caffry (died 1811), sometimes spelled Caffrey^[1] and recorded in Vatican documents as McCaffrey,^[2] was an Irish Catholic priest who was a friar in the Order of Preachers. He is best known for being the founder and first pastor of St. Patrick's Church, the first Catholic church in Washington, D.C.

^ Shea, John Gilmary (1888). "St. Patrick's Church". Life and Times of the Most Rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore: Embracing the History of the Catholic Church in the United States. 1763-1815. John Gilmary Shea. p. 515. ISBN 9780837058641. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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[1] Shea, John Gilmary (1888). "St. Patrick's Church". Life and Times of the Most Rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore: Embracing the History of the Catholic Church in the United States. 1763-1815. John Gilmary Shea. p. 515. ISBN 9780837058641. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

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