I. Overview
Title: Bishop Patrick Barry Collection
Location: 01/22-27
Extent: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Language: English
II. Biographical Note
Patrick Barry was born in Lauragh, Inagh, Ireland, one of eighteen children of Michael Barry and Catherine Dixon. After ordination in 1895, he was assigned to Jacksonville, FL. and during the Spanish-American war served as a chaplain. In 1903 he was made pastor at Palatka, Fl., and in 1917 became the Rector of the cathedral in St. Augustine and Vicar-General of the diocese. Pope Pius XI named him Bishop in 1922, the first American Bishop named by the new Pope. His tenure as Bishop was marked by great progress in the diocese, the number of priests rising from 89 to 177 and churches from 77 to 101.
Bishop Barry's sister, Mother Gerald, was Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters in Adrian, MI, and one of his brothers was Msgr. William Barry, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Miami Beach. These three along with John G. Thomson, attorney and later mayor of Miami Shores, founded Barry College in 1940.
III. The Collection
This collection includes correspondence from Bishop Barry to or about Barry College, biographical information, and clippings about his life, death and leadership. It also includes some items of the bishop's vestments, such as his pectoral cross, mitre, and crozier.
IV. Container list
Box Title
01/21 Biographies of Bishop Patrick Barry
Original letter authorizing further purchase of land
Handwritten letters of Bishop to Mother Gerald Barry
Correspondence re Blessing of Cornerstones
Notes on Bishop Barry’s Coat of Arms
Letter of Sister Mary Philip re early plans for college
Newspaper clippings at death of Bishop Barry
Fides, an account of the Diocese of St. Augustine
Reprint from Catholicism in South Florida by Fr. McNally
01/23 Telegrams of condolence from Religious/Laity
Telegrams of condolence from Hierarachy
Letters of condolence from priests, friends
Letters of condolence from relatives, dignitaries
Sermon preached at funeral of Bishop Barry
01/24 Ryan, Philip. A long hot day: biography of Bishop… Adrian, Mich., 1981
01/25 Bishop Barry Assumes Control…” In: Saint Augustine Evening Record, 1922 May 3
Bishop Patrick Barry Dies Suddenly. In: Florida Catholic, 1940 Aug. 16
Funeral of Bishop Barry. In: Florida Catholic, 1940 Aug. 23
01/26 Bishop’s ring
Bishop’s pectoral cross
Bishop’s crosier
Band cincture
Miter
Gloves
01/27 Escutcheon stamp
Amice
Hand towel
Memorial cards
V. Administrative Information
Acquisition Information: Transfer, Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library ; 1991 Jul. 01
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research
Processed by: Sister Arnold Benedetto, O.P., revised by Ximena Valdivia, 2011
Preferred Citation: Bishop Patrick Barry Collection, Barry University Archives and Special Collections, Miami Shores, Florida
