John Moore (bishop of St. Augustine)

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Moore
Bishop of St. Augustine

See	Diocese of St. Augustine
In office	May 13, 1877 - July 30, 1901
Predecessor	Augustin Verot
Successor	William John Kenny
Orders
Ordination	April 9, 1860 by Antonio Ligi-Bussi
Consecration	May 13, 1877 by Patrick Neeson Lynch
Personal details
Born	(1835-06-27)June 27, 1835 Castletown, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died	July 30, 1901(1901-07-30) (aged 66) St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Catholic
Education	College of Cambrai Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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John Moore (June 27, 1835 – July 30, 1901) was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 1877 to 1901.

Biography

Early life

John Moore was born in Castletown, County Westmeath, in Ireland on June 27, 1835. His family immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina, when he was age 14. Moore attended the seminary in Charleston. He was sent to Europe to study at the College of Cambrai in Cambrai, France. Moore then studied theology at the College of Propaganda in Rome.

Moore was ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop Antonio Ligi-Bussi in Rome on April 9, 1860, for the Diocese of Charleston. After his ordination, Moore returned to Charleston to assume assignments in parishes.

Bishop of St. Augustine

On February 16, 1877, Moore was appointed by Pope Pius IX as bishop of St. Augustine. He was consecrated on May 13, 1877, by Bishop Patrick Lynch at St John Baptist Pro-Cathedral in Charleston. At that time, the diocese covered the entire State of Florida.

A contingent of Benedictine monks arrived in San Antonio, Florida, in 1886, initially to serve German immigrants. In 1887, a yellow fever outbreak in Florida killed several priests in the diocese. That same year, a fire destroyed the Cathedral of St. Augustine. At Moore's request, a group of Jesuit fathers arrived in Tampa, Florida, in 1888 to replace the priests lost to illness.

In August 1888, the St. Mary's Home for Orphan Girls was opened in Jacksonville, Florida. That same year, yellow fever broke out again in Jacksonville. With the local priest, Reverend William John Kenny, sidelined by the disease, Moore rushed there to run the parish and tend to the sick.

In 1889, Moore asked the Benedictines to establish several mission churches on the Florida Gulf Coast from Pasco County northward. He requested that the Jesuits cover Hillsborough County southward to Key West.

Death and legacy

During the late 1890s, Moore suffered a debilitating stroke. Moore died at his home in St. Augustine on July 30, 1901. Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Florida, is named for him.

References

Moore, John, in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition); via archive.org
^ York, Catholic editing company, New (1914). The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. V. 1-3 ... Catholic editing Company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Bishop John Moore [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
"Death of Bishop John Moore". The Birmingham News. Jacksonville, Florida. 30 July 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

St. Augustine Bishops

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAugustin Verot	Bishop of St. Augustine 1877–1901	Succeeded byWilliam John Kenny

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
Bishops	Augustin Verot John Moore William John Kenny Michael Joseph Curley Patrick Joseph Barry Joseph Patrick Hurley Paul Francis Tanner John J. Snyder Victor Galeone Felipe de Jesús Estévez Erik T. Pohlmeier
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Parishes Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jacksonville
Education	High schools Bishop John J. Snyder High School, Jacksonville Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville St. Francis High School, Gainesville St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine Former college Saint Joseph College of Florida
Priests	Joseph Keith Symons
Miscellany	Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone Jacques E. Fabre
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston
Education	High schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville
Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore
Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany
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