Background
Buddy, Charles Francis was born on October 4, 1887 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles A. and Annie E. (Farrell) Buddy.
Buddy, Charles Francis was born on October 4, 1887 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles A. and Annie E. (Farrell) Buddy.
Educated Saint Benedict’s College, Atchison, Kansas, 1902-1904, Saint Marys (Kansas) College, 1904-1909. North America College, Rome, 1909-1915. Doctor of Philosophy, 1911, Licentiate of Sacred Theology, 1914.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1914. Assistant pastor Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, 1915-1917. Chancellor Diocese of Saint Joseph, 1917.
Diocesan director Pontifical Society for Propagation of Faith, 1923-1936.
Recter Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1926-1936. Founded Saint Vincent’s (cafeteria and shelter), Saint Joseph, 1929.
Appointed bishop Diocese of San Diego, October 31, 1936, consecrated, December 21, 1936. Founded U. San Diego, 1950, then president