Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian

Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian (November 22, 1895 – October 11, 1960) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 1954 until his death in 1960.

Biography

Early life Jerome Sebastian was born on November 22, 1895, in Washington, D.C., to William Henry and Kathryn (née Lyons) Sebastian. He was named after Reverend Jerome Daugherty. Jerome received his early education at St. Patrick's Academy in Washington and then attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland. He then studied theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.

Priesthood On May 25, 1922, Sebastian was ordained to the priesthood in Baltimore by Archbishop Michael Curley for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Sebastian as a curate at St. Elizabeth Parish in Baltimore. He was later appointed as its pastor

Death Sebastian died in Baltimore on October 11, 1960, at age 64. He was the first person to be interred in the crypt at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.