Background
Kennedy, Thomas F. was born on March 23, 1858 in Conshonoeken, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Patrick and Maria (Burns) Kennedy.
Kennedy, Thomas F. was born on March 23, 1858 in Conshonoeken, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Patrick and Maria (Burns) Kennedy.
Educated at St. Matthew’s School, Conshobocken, Tremont Academy, Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, and American College in Rome, 1882-1888 (Doctor of Divinity).
Ordained to R.C. priesthood, July 25, 1887. Rector N. American College at Rome, June 15, 1901. Named domestic prelate by His Holiness Leo XIII, December 16, 1901.
Named prothonotary apostolic by Pius X, March 15, 1904. Appointed titular bishop of Adrianapolis, November 30, 1907. Promoted titular archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, June 17, 1915.