Henry Regis Granjon

Henry Regis Granjon (June 15, 1863 – November 9, 1922) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Tucson in the American Southwest from 1900 until his death in 1922.

His Eminence, The Most Reverend Henry Regis Granjon
Bishop of Tucson
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Tucson
In office	June 17, 1900 to September 11, 1922
Predecessor	Peter Bourgade
Successor	Daniel James Gercke
Orders
Ordination	December 17, 1887
Consecration	June 17, 1900 by James Gibbons
Personal details
Born	(1863-06-15)June 15, 1863 Saint-Étienne, France
Died	November 9, 1922(1922-11-09) (aged 59) Brignais, France
Nationality	French
Education	Saint-Sulpice

Biography

Early life

Henry Granjon was born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, to Pierre Marie and Jeanne (née Meunier) Granjon.^[1] He received his seminary training at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree.^[2]

Granjon was ordained to the priesthood on December 17, 1887.^[3] He joined the missions at Arizona in 1890.^[1] After arriving in Arizona, he was sent to a mission in Tombstone.^[4] From 1897 to 1900, he was in charge of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, with residence in Baltimore, Maryland.^[2]

Bishop of Tucson

On April 19, 1900, Granjon was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Tucson by Pope Leo XIII.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration at the Baltimore Cathedral on the following June 17 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops John J. Monaghan and Edward Patrick Allen serving as co-consecrators.^[3]

During his tenure, the Mission San Xavier del Bac on the San Xavier Indian Reservation underwent needed restoration. Granjon contributed the articles "Tucson" and "Mission San Xavier del Bac" to the Catholic Encyclopedia.^[5]In 1904, Granjon stated that his diocese included "...40,000 Catholics, 90,000 heretics and 30,000 infidels".^[6]

At age 59, Henry Granjon died on November 9, 1922, in Brignais, France while on a trip in Europe to meet with Pope Pius XI.^[1]

References

1. Leonard, John W., ed. (1905). Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company Publishers. p. 587. hdl:2027/mdp.39015010534280.
2. O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. Vol. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America. p. 182. hdl:2027/uva.x030508989.
3. "Bishop Henry Regis Granjon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
4. "GRANJON, HENRY, 1863-1922" (PDF). Arizona Historical Society. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, 1917, p. 69 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. Gordon, Linda (February 9, 2011). The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-06171-2.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Peter Bourgade	Bishop of Tucson 1900–1922	Succeeded by Daniel James Gercke