Charles Francis Buddy | |
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| Bishop of San Diego | |
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| See | Diocese of San Diego |
| Installed | October 31, 1936 |
| Term ended | March 6, 1966 |
| Successor | Francis James Furey |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 19, 1914 by Alessio Ascalesi |
| Consecration | December 21, 1936 by Charles Hubert Le Blond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1887 |
| Died | March 6, 1966 (aged 78) Banning, California, US |
| Buried | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, US |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Education | Benedictine College St. Mary's College Pontifical North American College |
| Styles of Charles F. Buddy | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Charles Francis Buddy (October 4, 1887 – March 6, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of San Diego in California from 1936 until his death in 1966.
Buddy built what is today the University of San Diego, including a women's college, women, a men's college, a law school, a theological seminary, a basilica for the chapel, and offices for the diocese.[1]
- ^ Kevin Starr, Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 (2004) p 62