Carmel Henry Carfora Explained
| Type: | Bishop |
| Carmel Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora |
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| Successor: | Hubert Augustus Rogers |
| Birth Date: | August 27, 1878 |
| Religion: | Old Roman Catholicism |
| Coat Of Arms: | CARMEL CARFORA low new.jpg |
Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora (known as Carmel Henry Carfora; August 27, 1878 - January 11, 1958) was an Old Roman Catholic leader.
On 12 October 1919, he became the second leader of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Rudolph de Landas Berghes. Carfora remained in this position until his death on 11 January 1958. Carfora was succeeded by Hubert Augustus Rogers.[1]
Carfora assumed leadership of a group of parishioners who broke away from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, in Youngstown, Ohio, to found St. Rocco's Independent National Catholic Church on May 17, 1907.[2]
His gravestone was replaced in 2015.[3]
Further reading
- Carfora, Carmel Henry. Historical and Doctrinal Sketch of the Old Roman Catholic Church. Chicago, IL: North American Old Roman Catholic Church, 1950.
- Melton, J. Gordon. Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders. Garland Reference Library of Social Science, vol. 212. New York: Garland Publishing, 1986.
- Pruter, Karl, and J. Gordon Melton. The Old Catholic Sourcebook. New York: Garland Publishing Company, 1983.
- Trela, Jonathan. A History of the North American Old Roman Church. Scranton, PA: The Author, 1979.
- "Carmel Henry Carfora", in Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed., Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center, Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006.
Notes and References
- Web site: history . 2023-02-04 . THE NORTH AMERICAN OLD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH . en.
- Sarah A. . Cart . Church Life . September 22, 2010 . The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio . Closing Doors, Preserving Traditions, Opening Hearts . 8–11 . Priscilla Hays, Kate Huff, Liz Wrona (contributors) . January 18, 2023.
- Web site: The Society of Mercy . Blessing of the Grave and Mass . October 19, 2015 . July 26, 2019.
