Walter Andrew Foery

Walter Andrew Foery (July 6, 1890 – May 10, 1978) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Syracuse in New York State from 1937 to 1970.

Biography

Early life Walter Foery was born on July 6, 1890, in Rochester, New York, to William and Agnes (née O'Brien) Foery. After attending St. Bridget's Grade School and St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary, he studied at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester.

Priesthood Foery was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Thomas Francis Hickey for the Diocese of Rochester on June 10, 1916 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Rochester. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Foery as a curate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Rochester. In 1922, he was named pastor of that parish. He was named director of the diocesan chapter Catholic Charities in 1930.

In 1945, Foery criticized as "unthinkable" the plan to leave out opening prayers at the United Nations Conference on International Organization Nations to be held in San Francisco, California, that year.