Michael Joseph Crane

Michael Joseph Crane (September 8, 1863 – December 26, 1928) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 1921 until his death in 1928.

Biography

Early life Michael Crane was born on September 8, 1863, in Ashland, Pennsylvania. He studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1890.

He served as a curate at a parish in Reading and later at St. Malachy Church in Philadelphia.

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia On August 20, 1921, Crane was appointed auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia and titular bishop of Curium by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration on September 19, 1921, from Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty, with Bishops John Joseph McCort and Thomas Walsh serving as co-consecrators. As an auxiliary bishop, he continued to serve as pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Philadelphia.

Death Crane died from pneumonia on December 26, 1928, in Philadelphia at the rectory of St. Francis de Sales, at age 65.