Fergus Patrick McEvay was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church.
14 Facts About Fergus McEvay
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Fergus McEvay served as Bishop of London and later Archbishop of Toronto.
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Fergus McEvay's father died in 1855 when McEvay was only two years old, and he received his early education at the separate school in Lindsay.
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Fergus McEvay later went to live with an uncle in Ennismore and initially pursued a business education.
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In 1874, Fergus McEvay entered St Michael's College at Toronto, where he made his classical studies and won medals in literature.
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Fergus McEvay began his preparation for the priesthood in 1879 at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and completed his theological training at the Grand Seminaire de Montreal.
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Fergus McEvay was ordained a priest on July 9,1882, by Bishop James Vincent Cleary for the Diocese of Kingston.
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Fergus McEvay was transferred to the Diocese of Peterborough and assigned to the missions at Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon.
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Fergus McEvay was named rector of the Cathedral of St Peter-in-Chains in 1887 by Bishop Thomas Joseph Dowling.
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When Bishop Dowling was transferred to the Diocese of Hamilton in 1889, Fergus McEvay accompanied him and was appointed rector of St Mary's Cathedral and vicar general of the diocese.
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Fergus McEvay succeeded Bishop Denis O'Connor, who had been promoted to Archbishop of Toronto.
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Fergus McEvay received his episcopal consecration on August 6,1899, from Archbishop O'Connor, with Bishop Dowling and Bishop Richard Alphonsus O'Connor serving as co-consecrators.
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Fergus McEvay suffered from pernicious anemia and sought treatment at Mount Clemens, Michigan, and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Fergus McEvay eventually succumbed to his illness and died at his residence in Toronto on May 10,1911, at age 58.