Background
Gabriels, Henry was born on October 6, 1838 in Wannegem, Belgium. Son of Leopold and Rosalie (Moerman) Gabriels.
Gabriels, Henry was born on October 6, 1838 in Wannegem, Belgium. Son of Leopold and Rosalie (Moerman) Gabriels.
Common school education, 1845-1852, in Belgium. Academic education, Audenarde, Belgium, 1852-1857, Saint Nicholas, 1857-1858, Ghent, 1858-1860. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Louvain, 1864 (honorary Doctor in Theology, same, 1882).
Taught theology in Saint Joseph’s Seminary, Troy, New York, 1864-1892. President same, 1871-1892. Appointed bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, December 20, 1891, consecrated, May 5, 1892.
Appointed Officer Order of Leopold by King of Belgium, October 1904.