Thomas Augustine Hendrick

Thomas Augustine Hendrick (29 October 1849 at Penn Yan, New York, U.S.A. – 29 November 1909 at Cebú, Philippines) was an American Catholic priest; he became the 22nd Bishop of Cebú, the first American to hold this position.

The Most Reverend Thomas Augustine Hendrick
Archbishop of Cebu
See	Cebu
Appointed	August 18, 1903
Term ended	November 29, 1909
Predecessor	Martín García y Alcocer
Successor	Juan Bautista Gorordo
Orders
Ordination	June 7, 1873
Personal details
Born	October 29, 1849 Penn Yan, New York, United States
Died	November 29, 1909 (aged 60) Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Life

He was ordained priest at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, New York, 7 June 1873, and spent 29 years in parish work in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester.

When the reorganization of the Catholic Church in the Philippines was undertaken after the Spanish–American War, he was appointed Bishop of Cebú, and consecrated in Rome 23 August 1903. He took possession of his See on 6 March 1904. He died from cholera and was buried on the same day at the floor of the left wing of the Cebu Cathedral right beside the tomb of Bishop Romualdo Jimeno de Ballesteros.

References

• "Death of Justic Hendrick". Catholic Union and Times. Buffalo, New York. 15 February 1923. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
• Catholic Directory

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Cebu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 18, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Catholic Encyclopedia article
• Catholic Hierarchy page

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