His Excellency, The Most Reverend Patrick A. Feehan | |
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Archbishop of Chicago | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Chicago |
In office | September 10, 1880 – July 12, 1902 |
Predecessor | James Duggan |
Successor | James Edward Quigley |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Nashville |
Orders | |
Ordination | November 1, 1852 by Peter Richard Kenrick |
Consecration | November 12, 1865 by Peter Richard Kenrick |
Personal details | |
Born | Killenaulee, Ireland | August 28, 1829
Died | July 12, 1902 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 72)
Education | St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
Patrick Augustine Feehan (August 28, 1829 – July 12, 1902), was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first archbishop of the newly-elevated Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois between 1880 and his death in 1902. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 1865 to 1880.