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Thomas Francis Hendricken | |
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Bishop of Providence | |
Church | Catholic |
Diocese | Diocese of Providence |
Successor | Matthew Harkins |
Orders | |
Ordination | April 25, 1853 by Bernard O'Reilly |
Consecration | April 28, 1872 by John McCloskey |
Personal details | |
Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | May 5, 1827
Died | June 11, 1886 Providence, Rhode Island, US | (aged 59)
Education | St Kieran's College |
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Thomas Francis Hendricken (May 5, 1827 – June 11, 1886) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1872 until his death in 1886.