Ceremony to dedicate Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church

1. Thomas Galberry led the ceremony.
2. John I. Williams acted as pontiff at the mass.
3. B. L. McQuaid gave the sermon.
4. P. T. O’Reilly gave the sermon at vespers.
5. Louis DeGoesbriand, Thomas F. Hendricken, James A. Healy, Edgar P. Wadhams, and Francis McNeirney assisted in the ceremonies.

1. A large number of priest and nine bishops participated in the ceremony.
2. Tickets for the event cost $1, and they had been available for sale at

• Pastoral residence
• Krug, Parish & Co.
• The store of Mrs. M. C. Needham, Main Street
• The store of J. H. Boyle, Windsor Street

Information on this event came from an article published 10 days before the event.

1. Thomas Galberry was Bishop of Hartford, here called the “ordinary of the diocese.”
2. John I. Williams was the Archbishop of Boston.
3. B. L. McQuaid was the Bishop of Rochester.
4. P. T. O’Reilly was the Bishop of Springfield.
5. Louis DeGoesbriand was Bishop of Burlington.
6. Thomas F. Hendricken was Bishop of Providence.
7. James A. Healy was Bishop of Portland.
8. Edgar P. Wadhams was Bishop of Ogdensburg.
9. Francis McNeirney was coadjutor bishop of Albany.

Unattributed.  “St. Patrick’s Church,” Hartford Daily Courant, November 16, 1876, page 2.