Passionist Leader on Road to Sainthood

Fr. Theodore Foley, C.P., was a Roman Catholic priest and the superior general of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ from 1964 – 1974. On May 9, 2008, the cause for beatification and canonization of Father Foley was opened in Rome. Born Daniel Foley in Springfield, Massachusetts, he studied at the Passionist preparatory seminary in Dunkirk, New York. In 1933m he professed his vows as a Passionist and took the name Theodore. Ordained in 1940, Father Foley taught philosophy to men in formation before receiving a doctorate in theology from Catholic University. From 1944 he taught theology as a member of the Passionist Seminary faculty at St. Michael’s Monastery, Union City, New Jersey. From 1953 to 1956 he was Director of Passionist Seminarians. In 1956 he was appointed Rector of St. Paul’s Monastery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1958 he was elected General Consultor for the Passionists in Rome. On May 7, 1964 Fr. Foley was elected Superior General of the Passionists throughout the world. He was the first American from the eastern United States to hold this position. He guided the Passionists through Vatican II (1962-1965). In 1970 he was re-elected as Superior General. He died after contracting an illness on a trip to Asia. For more on Foley see here:

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