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Michael Francis Howley (September 25, 1843 – October 15, 1914) was a Roman Catholic priest. He was Bishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland from 1895 until 1904, when he was elevated to Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland, a post he held until his death in 1914.[1]
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Michael Francis Howley | |
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Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland | |
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See | St. John's |
Installed | December 21, 1894 |
Term ended | October 15, 1914 |
Predecessor | Thomas Joseph Power |
Successor | Edward Patrick Roche |
Other post(s) | Prefect of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada |
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Ordination | June 6, 1868 |
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Born | |
Died | October 15, 1914 71) St. John’s, Dominion of Newfoundland | (aged
Howley was a member of a distinguished Newfoundland family. His father, Richard, who had emigrated from Ireland in the early 19th century, was a successful merchant and civil servant. One of his brothers, Thomas Howley, became a doctor. Another brother, James Patrick Howley, was a geologist and author.[2]