Daniel Bible Foley, known by his religious name Theodore Foley, was a Roman Catholic priest and the superior general of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ from 1964 to 1974.
10 Facts About Theodore Foley
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On May 9,2008, the cause for beatification and canonization of Foley was opened in Rome.
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Theodore Foley was born in the North End, Springfield, Massachusetts on March 3,1913, the son of Michael and Helen Bible Theodore Foley.
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Theodore Foley attended Mass at Sacred Heart parish in Springfield.
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Theodore Foley professed his vows on August 15,1933, at Our Mother of Sorrows Retreat, West Springfield, Massachusetts, and received the religious name Theodore.
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Theodore Foley attended Pirates games and heard Confessions at three Catholic hospitals.
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Theodore Foley was elected Superior General of the Passionists throughout the world, a position he held until his death on October 9,1974.
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Theodore Foley was the first American from the eastern United States to hold this position and guided the Passionists through Vatican II.
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Theodore Foley is buried at St Paul of the Cross Monastery Church in Pittsburgh.
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Theodore Foley is the only person ever to be a candidate for sainthood in western Massachusetts.