1. John Francis Regis Canevin was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Regis Canevin
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Regis Canevin served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1904 to 1921.
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Regis Canevin was born at Beatty in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Rosanna Canevin, on a farm owned by the Sisters of Mercy.
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Regis Canevin then served in the same capacity at St Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh for five years.
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In 1886, Regis Canevin became chaplain at St Paul's Orphan Asylum and the Western Penitentiary, as well as pastor of the mission in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Regis Canevin served as chancellor of the diocese from 1888 until 1893, when he became pastor of St Philip's Church in Crafton, Pennsylvania.
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Regis Canevin was named rector of St Paul's Cathedral in 1895.
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On January 16,1903, Regis Canevin was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Sabratha by Pope Leo XIII.
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Regis Canevin received his episcopal consecration on February 24,1903, from Archbishop Patrick Ryan, with Bishops John W Shanahan and Leo Haid serving as co-consecrators.
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Regis Canevin was the first American and the first native son of the diocese to become bishop.
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Regis Canevin penned the article on the "Diocese of Pittsburg" for the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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Regis Canevin died at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh at age 73, and is buried at St Mary Cemetery in Lawrenceville.