Enoch Fenwick

Enoch Fenwick
12th President of Georgetown College
In office
1820–1825
Preceded byAnthony Kohlmann
Succeeded byBenedict Joseph Fenwick
Personal details
Born(1780-05-15)May 15, 1780
St. Mary's County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 1827(1827-11-25) (aged 47)
Georgetown, D.C.,[a] U.S.
Resting placeJesuit Community Cemetery
RelationsBenedict Fenwick (brother)
Alma mater
Orders
OrdinationMarch 12, 1808
by Leonard Neale

Enoch Fenwick SJ (May 15, 1780 – November 25, 1827) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who ministered throughout Maryland and became the twelfth president of Georgetown College. Descending from one of the original Catholic settlers of the Province of Maryland, he studied at Georgetown College in what is now Washington, D.C. Like his brother and future bishop, Benedict Joseph Fenwick, he entered the priesthood, studying at St. Mary's Seminary before entering the Society of Jesus, which was suppressed at the time. He was made rector of St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral in Baltimore by Archbishop John Carroll, and remained in the position for ten years. Near the end of his pastorate, he was also made vicar general of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which involved traveling to say Mass in remote parishes throughout rural Maryland.

In 1820, Fenwick reluctantly accepted his appointment as president of Georgetown College. While he made some improvements to the curriculum, contemporaries generally considered his presidency unsuccessful due to declining enrollment and mounting debt. In August 1825, he abandoned the presidency following a disagreement with the provincial superior. Two years later, he died at Georgetown.

  1. ^ Dodd 1909, p. 40


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