The Irish standard., 1907-01-05
RT. REV. HENRY cosGRovE.
Death Of the Revered Probate Of tn
Diocese of Davenport, Iowa.

Death Of the Revered Probate of tho
Diocese Of Davenport, Iowa.
Rt. Rev. Henry Cosgrovc, u. d.,
Bishop of tho diocese OF Davenport,
and senior suffragan bishop of tho
Dubuque archdiocese, died Saturday,
Dec. 2:, at 1895 p. M. at the episcopal
residence, $50 East Seventh street
Davenport, Iowa.
Tho lamcntcd second bishop of
Davenport, Henry Cosgrovc, was born
in Willamspori. Pa, Dec. 10. 1898, so
that he was 73 years and three days
old at the time of his death. A. few
years after his birth his parents moved
to Hollidaysburg. Pa, where the FAM
lily lived until 1916. Then, when Ito
was but IL years old, his parents re-
moved with him to Dubuque. In that
city, which was later to become the
head Of u Catholic province, he studied
with the authority of tho SANITY
Bishop Loras, under Very Rev. Joseph
Cretin. Later he studied in st. Bcr-
nard's seminary, Table Mound, near
Dubuque, and in 1852 he entered st.
Mary's seminary at the Barrcns, near
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, conducted by the
priests OF the Congregation of the
Mission, commonly called Lazarists,
tho order founded by st. Vincent dc
Paul. After IL years study at The
Barrens, he returned to Dubuque,
where he studied for two years. He
then entered the diocesan seminary at
Carondclct, Mo, prominent among tho
faculty Of this institution being the
future Archbishop Hennessy OF Du-
buque and the future Archbishop Fee
han OF Chicago. Having completed
his theological studies at Carondolet,
he was ordained priest in the cathedral
in Dubuque, Aug. 81 1857, by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Clement smyth. He was tho
first priest to be ordained in the new
cathedral in Dubuque. some authorities
state, and certainly the first priest or
dained by Bishop Slnytl
The corner stone of ST. Margueritc's
church, Davenport, had been laid June
20, 1856, and tho dedication took place
Oct. 10, 1856, Rev. A. Trcvis being tho
first pastor.
Father Cossrove's temporary as
signn1ent TO st. Margueritc's parish,
as all know, proved Il life assignment,
for from the day he became assistant
pastor Of the parish, Sept. Z, 1857. to
the day of his death, he never left that
parish. The corner stone of ST. Mar
gucrite's church was laid on June 20,
1856. so that Father Cosyrovc's minis
try lacked only about a year Of being
ton of the church till the present day.
st. Marguerite's was dedicated OH the
third Sunday of October, 1856, Rev.
Father A. Pclamorgucs officiating.
The first couple married by Father
Cosgrovc was James MaIoncy and
Miss Mary O'Hearn, on Sept 20, 1857.
Daniel Mckinney and Mary Cunning
ham being the witnesses. The first
child baptized by him was Thomas r.
Kennedy, now senior member of the
Kennedy Grocery Co., Davcn-
port. In 1859 the original parish resi-
dencc, Il frame house, was moved nortl,
OF the church, to permit the erection
on it's former site Of brick residence.
This frame was converted into a
school. Miss Sarah Bradley. who aft
erwards became the wife Of Attorney
Edwards, taught the first school in
the parish.
During his illness, Archbishop Ire
land frequently called to see him.
The st. Paul metropolitan loved to
picture himself and Bishop Cosgrove
as the two surviving pioneers Of the
great Northwest. The friendship be.
tween the two prelatcs was notable
and the loved st. Paul archbishop
will keenly feel the separation from his
old comrade in the ranks Of the church
militant. .....