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Brian Egan

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Brian Egan

Orders
Ordination20 May 1950
Personal details
Born(1925-07-18)18 July 1925
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died25 January 2011(2011-01-25) (aged 85)
Birmingham, Alabama, US
BuriedElmwood Cemetery
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Alma materPrinceton Theological Seminary

Monsignor Brian Egan OSB (18 July 1925 - 25 January 2011) was an Irish-American priest, monsignor, theologian, educator and first President of Southern Benedictine College. He was a "celebrity priest", and was friends with the Kennedys, particularly Robert and Ethel, as well as the comedian Bob Hope. He was also first cousin of the Irish Redemptorist priest Fr Patrick Egan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary of Monsignor Brian Egan".