Allen James Babcock
Allen James Babcock | |
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Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
Appointed | February 15, 1947 |
Installed | 1954 |
Term ended | 1969 |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 7, 1925 |
Consecration | March 25, 1948 |
Personal details | |
Born | Bad Axe, Michigan |
June 17, 1898
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Denomination | Catholic |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Allen James Babcock (June 17, 1898 – June 27, 1969) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1954 to 1969.
Biography
Babcock was born in Bad Axe, Michigan, and ordained to the priesthood on March 7, 1925.
On February 15, 1947, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Cardinal Edward Mooney, with Bishops William Francis Murphy and Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki serving as co-consecrators.
He was later named the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids on March 23, 1954. He attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), and died at age 71.
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Preceded by | Bishop of Grand Rapids 1954–1969 |
Succeeded by Joseph M. Breitenbeck |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit 1947–1954 |
Succeeded by – |