Regis Canevin

John Francis Regis Canevin (June 5, 1853 – March 22, 1927) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1904 to 1921. He was named a personal archbishop in 1904.

Biography

Early life Regis Canevin was born on June 5, 1853, in Beatty, Pennsylvania, to Thomas and Rosanna Canevin, on a farm owned by the Sisters of Mercy. After receiving his early education at schools in Beatty, he entered St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1871 and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe in 1875.

Priesthood Canevin was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop John Tuigg on June 4, 1879, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He then served in the same capacity at St. Paul's Cathedral Parish in Pittsburgh for five years. in Crafton, Pennsylvania. Canevin was named rector of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1895. He was the first American and the first native son of the diocese to become bishop. He penned the article on the "Diocese of Pittsburgh" for the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Retirement and death On January 9, 1921, Pope Benedict XV accepted Canevin's resignation as bishop of Pittsburgh and appointed him as titular archbishop of Pelusium. Regis Canevin died on March 22, 1927, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh at age 73. He is buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.