Carmel Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora | |
|---|---|
 Carfora in 1918 | |
| Successor | Hubert Augustus Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1878 |
| Died | January 18, 1958 (aged 79) |
| Denomination | Old Roman Catholicism |
| Coat of arms |  |
Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora (known as Carmel Henry Carfora; August 27, 1878 - January 11, 1958) was an Old Roman Catholic leader.
On 12 October 1919, he became the second leader of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Rudolph de Landas Berghes. Carfora remained in this position until his death on 11 January 1958. Carfora was succeeded by Hubert Augustus Rogers, Herve Lionel Quessy, Edward J Ford, Edmund F Leeman, Edward J Ford, and Raphael Villareal Falquez, successively.[1]
Carfora was born Enrico Alfonso Maria Carfora on 27 August, 1897 in the village of Arpaia, Province of Benevento, in the Region of Campania, Italy. His parents, Ferdinand and Angelina (DiAmbosio) Carfora, encouraged by the Franciscans who had seen a high intelligence in the young Carmel, enrolled him in the religious schools of the region. In the spring of 1890, having graduated from La Fondazione Giambattista Vico in Napoli, Carfora fell ill and lost one year of study while convalescing. [2]
Carfora assumed leadership of a group of parishioners who broke away from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, in Youngstown, Ohio, to found St. Rocco's Independent National Catholic Church on May 17, 1907.[3]
His gravestone was replaced in 2015.[4]
- ^ "History". The North American Old Roman Catholic Churc. October 19, 2024. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "NP I,3.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Cart, Sarah A. (September 22, 2010). "Closing Doors, Preserving Traditions, Opening Hearts" (PDF). Church Life. Priscilla Hays, Kate Huff, Liz Wrona (contributors). The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. pp. 8–11. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Blessing of the Grave and Mass". The Society of Mercy. October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2019.