Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York's Catholic Irish by Richard Daniel Mccann

Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York's Catholic Irish by Richard Daniel Mccann

Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York's Catholic Irish traces key events in the transformation of the Catholic Church in New York and nationally as the result of the aggressive leadership of New York's fourth diocesan Bishop and first Archbishop, John J. Hughes. Hughes accomplished much for the Church through the building of a strong Catholic community spurred in large part from the massive number of Catholic Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine in Ireland. Though never far from controversy, Hughes, through emphasis on education and the establishment of a strong network of religious, charitable and social institutions, started his people and church on the road to political power and influence in 19th century America and beyond.

Richard McCann's writing has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Tin House, and Ploughshares, as well as collections such as Best American Essays 2000. He is the author of the poetry collection Ghost Letters. The National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Fulbright and Rockefeller Foundations have all awarded him fellowships. He lives in Washington, D.C., where he co-directs American University's graduate program in creative writing.

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ISBN 13	9781608624461
ISBN 10	1608624463
Title	Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York's Catholic Irish
Author	Richard Daniel Mccann
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	E-Booktime, LLC
Year published	2012-11-01
Number of pages	179
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