Francis Edward Hyland

American prelate

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Edward Hyland
Bishop of Atlanta Titular Bishop of Gomphi
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Atlanta
In office	July 17, 1956—October 11, 1961
Predecessor	none
Successor	Paul John Hallinan
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1927 by Michael Joseph Crane
Consecration	December 21, 1949 by Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Personal details
Born	(1901-10-09)October 9, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	January 31, 1968(1968-01-31) (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta (1949-1956)
Motto	Ad Jesum rer Mariam (To Jesus through Mary)

Francis Edward Hyland (October 9, 1901 – January 31, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of what was then the Diocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 1956 to 1961. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta from 1949 to 1956.

Biography

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Edward Hyland
Bishop of Atlanta Titular Bishop of Gomphi
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Atlanta
In office	July 17, 1956—October 11, 1961
Predecessor	none
Successor	Paul John Hallinan
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1927 by Michael Joseph Crane
Consecration	December 21, 1949 by Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Personal details
Born	(1901-10-09)October 9, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	January 31, 1968(1968-01-31) (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta (1949-1956)
Motto	"Ad Jesum rer Mariam" (To Jesus through Mary)

Early life

Francis Hyland was born on October 9, 1901, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James and Sarah (née McCarron) Hyland.^[1] He attended Roman Catholic High School for Boys in Philadelphia and then St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Hyland was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Bishop Michael Crane on June 11, 1927.^[2] He earned a doctorate in canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1928, then spent ten years as secretary to the Apostolic Delegation in Washington, Returning to Pennsylvania, Hyland served as pastor of the Church of Resurrection Parish in Chester and of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Philadelphia (1941–1949).^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta

On October 15, 1949, Hyland was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta and Titular Bishop of Gomphi by Pope Pius XII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on December 21, 1949, from Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, with Bishops Hugh L. Lamb and J. Carroll McCormick serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.^[2] Hyland selected as his episcopal motto: "Ad Jesum Per Mariam" (Latin: "To Jesus through Mary").^[3]

Bishop of Atlanta

Hyland was named the first bishop of the recently erected Diocese of Atlanta by Pius XII on July 17, 1956.^[2] He was installed at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta on November 8, 1956.^[1] After a five-year-long tenure, he resigned as bishop of Atlanta due to ill health on October 11, 1961; upon accepting his resignation, Pope John XXIII appointed him Titular Bishop of Bisica.^[2]

Francis Hyland died in Philadelphia on January 31, 1968, at age 66.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ex-Atlanta Ordinary, Bishop Hyland Is Dead at 66". The Georgia Bulletin. 1968-02-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Francis Edward Hyland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Hyland's Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Bishop of Atlanta 1956–1961	Succeeded by Paul John Hallinan
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta 1949–1956	Succeeded by –