Joseph A. Canning
Joseph A. Canning | |
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![]() Joseph Canning in 1927 | |
16th President of Loyola College in Maryland | |
In office 1934–1938 | |
Preceded by | Henri J. Wiesel |
Succeeded by | Edward B. Bunn |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | October 31, 1882
Died | March 23, 1951 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 68)
Resting place | St. Andrew-on-Hudson |
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Orders | |
Ordination | June 28, 1915 by James Gibbons |
Joseph A. Canning (October 31, 1882 – March 23, 1951) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit. Hailing from New York City, he studied at St. Francis Xavier High School, before entering the Society of Jesus in 1898. He continued his studies at St. Andrew-on-Hudson and Woodstock College. He was ordained a priest in 1915, and spent the next eight years as a missionary in Jamaica.
He returned to the United States in 1925, and was an administrator and teacher at Jesuit schools in Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In 1934, he became the president of Loyola College in Maryland. Upon the end of his term four years later, he returned to St. Peter's High School, and he died in Jersey City in 1951.
Early life
Joseph A. Canning was born on October 31, 1882,[1] in New York City. He studied at St. Francis Xavier High School in New York,[2] before entering the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1898.[1] He proceeded to the novitiate in Frederick, Maryland, where spent his novice and scholastic years there, with the exception of one year spent at St. Andrew-on-Hudson in Poughkeepsie, New York. He then was sent to Woodstock College in Maryland to study philosophy for three years.[2]
Canning next taught for four years at St. Francis Xavier High School, and then for a year at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He then returned to Woodstock for four more years of theology.[2] There, he was ordained by Cardinal James Gibbons as a subdeacon, deacon, and priest on June 26, 27, and 28, 1915 respectively. He celebrated his first Mass the following day.[3] He then spent a final year at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, studying ascetical theology.[2] He attained to the rank of gradus[a] in the Society of Jesus on February 2, 1918.[1]
Missionary
In 1920,[5] following the completion of his studies, Canning was sent to Jamaica as a missionary. For eight years, he taught at St. George College in Kingston.[2] He also ministered at Holy Trinity Cathedral and at the military station at Port Royal.[6]
Academia
Upon his return to the United States in 1925, Canning taught at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.[2] He then served as prefect of studies at St. Peter's High School in Jersey City, New Jersey,[7] before returning to Gonzaga for three years. Canning became an administrator at St. Isaac Jogues Novitiate in Wernersville, Pennsylvania for two-and-a-half years, before transferring to St. Francis Xavier High School in February 1934.[2]
On September 2, 1934, Canning became president of Loyola College in Maryland, succeeding Henri J. Wiesel.[8] His term as president came to an end in 1938, and he was succeeded by Edward B. Bunn.[2]
Following the end of his presidency, he returned to St. Peter's High School in Jersey City, where he became spiritual director for the Jesuit community there. He also served as a parish priest at St. Peter's Catholic Church.[2] Canning died in Jersey City on March 23, 1951. His funeral was held on March 26, and was attended by Thomas J. Murry, the president of Loyola College, on behalf of the school.[2]
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Mendizàbal 1972, p. 459
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Former Head of Loyola Dies". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1951. p. 6. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Varia 1915, pp. 452–453
- ^ Gramatowski 2013, p. 13
- ^ Varia 1920, p. 267
- ^ The Official Catholic Directory 1922, p. 724
- ^ The Cephean 1927, p. 12
- ^ "Rev. J. A. Canning Now President of Loyola" (PDF). The Evening Star. September 3, 1934. p. A-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
Sources
- Gramatowski, Wiktor (2013). Jesuit Glossary: Guide to understanding the documents (PDF). Translated by Russell, Camilla. Rome: Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- Mendizàbal, Rufo (1972). Catalogus Defunctorum [Catalogue of the Dead] (in Latin). pp. 459–489. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Jesuit Archives.
- The Cephean. Vol. 6. Jersey City: Senior Class of St. Peter's Preparatory School. 1927. p. 12. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via issuu.
- The Official Catholic Directory. New York: P. J. Kennedy & Sons. 1922. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "Varia". Woodstock Letters. XLIV (3): 396–459. October 1, 1915. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via Jesuit Online Library.
- "Varia". Woodstock Letters. XLIX (2): 248–274. June 1, 1920. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Jesuit Online Library.
- 1882 births
- 1951 deaths
- Clergy from New York City
- Xavier High School (New York City) alumni
- St. Andrew-on-Hudson alumni
- Woodstock College alumni
- 19th-century American Jesuits
- 20th-century American Jesuits
- American Roman Catholic missionaries
- Jesuit missionaries
- Roman Catholic missionaries in Jamaica
- Presidents of Loyola University Maryland