Michael Augustine Corrigan was an American Catholic prelate who served as the third Archbishop of New York from 1885 to 1902. He previously served as Bishop of Newark before becoming coadjutor archbis
Archbishop Michael Corrigan
The inaugural class of the Pontifical North American College, Rome (1859). Corrigan is fourth from left, back row.
Michael Corrigan as a bishop.
Americanism was a political and religious outlook attributed to some American Catholics around the turn of the 20th century and denounced by the Holy See. It allegedly sought to adapt Catholic doctrin
Michael Corrigan
…to have been one of the most influential conservatives in the Catholic Church in the United States in the late 19th century. He strongly opposed Americanism and was involved in widely publicized feuds with liberal figures like John Ireland and Edward McGlynn. Michael Augustine Corrigan was born on August…
James Gibbons, cardinal archbishop of Baltimore
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