Diocese Diocese of Harrisburg Died July 25, 1898 Nationality American Successor John W. Shanahan | Name Thomas McGovern Predecessor Jeremiah F. Shanahan Role Bishop Consecration March 11, 1888 | |
Appointed December 6, 1887 (1887-12-06) Ordination December 27, 1861 (1861-12-27)
by James Frederick Bryan Wood Born April 10, 1832
Swanlinbar, County Cavan, Ireland ( 1832-04-10 ) Buried Mount Calvary Cemetery
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Parents Edward McGovern
Margaret (Gillece) McGovern Place of burial Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States Alma mater Mount St. Mary's University, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary | ||
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Thomas McGovern (April 10, 1832—July 25, 1898) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1888-1898).
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Biography
McGovern was born in Swanlinbar, County Cavan, and came to the United States with his parents in 1833, settling in Albany Township, Pennsylvania. In 1855 he entered Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He completed his theological studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and was ordained a priest by Bishop James Wood on December 27, 1861.
After serving at Pottstown and Douglassville, he was named a curate at St. Michael's Church and later St. Philip's Church in Philadelphia. He was pastor of Bellefonte from 1864 until 1870, when he was transferred to St. Patrick's Church in York. In 1873, he was appointed to Danville. From 1881 to 1882, he went to Europe, Africa and Asia to regain his health.
On December 6, 1887, McGovern was appointed Bishop of Harrisburg by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on March 11, 1888 from Bishop William O'Hara, with Bishops Richard Gilmour and John Ambrose Watterson serving as co-consecrators. During his tenure, he erected twelve parishes, mostly designated for the various ethnic groups. He died at age 66.