Dominic Manucy was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Dominic Manucy
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Dominic Manucy served as the first Vicar Apostolic of Brownsville from 1874 until his death in 1885, and served as the third Bishop of Mobile for a few months in 1884.
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Dominic Manucy then returned to Mobile, being appointed assistant pastor of Immaculate Conception Cathedral and later pastor of St Vincent's Church.
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On September 18,1874, Dominic Manucy was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Brownsville, Texas, and titular bishop of Dulma by Pope Pius IX.
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Dominic Manucy was formally installed in Brownsville on February 11,1875.
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Dominic Manucy set up his residence in Corpus Christi, where he oversaw the construction of a new building for St Patrick's Church.
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On January 18,1884, Dominic Manucy was named Bishop of Mobile by Pope Leo XIII, while remaining in charge of the vicariate until the appointment of a successor.
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Dominic Manucy returned to Mobile, where he had been ordained a priest and bishop, and was installed on March 30,1884.
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Dominic Manucy submitted his resignation to the Vatican in the summer of 1884 but was rejected by Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni; he asked again and this time his resignation was accepted on September 27,1884.
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Dominic Manucy was re-appointed Vicar Apostolic of Brownsville on February 7,1885, with the titular see of Maronea.
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Dominic Manucy's illness prevented him from returning to Texas and he remained in Mobile, where he died on December 4,1885, at age 61.
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Dominic Manucy is buried in the crypt of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mobile.