Carmel Henry Carfora
Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora (known as Carmel Henry Carfora; August 27, 1878 - January 11, 1958) was an Old Catholic leader.
Carmel Henry Alfonso Mary Carfora | |
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Carfora in 1918 | |
| Successor | Hubert Augustus Rogers |
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| Born | August 27, 1878 |
| Died | January 18, 1958 (aged 79) |
| Denomination | Old Roman Catholicism |
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On 12 October 1919, he became the second leader of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Rudolph de Landas Berghes. Carfora remained in this position until his death on 11 January 1958. Carfora was succeeded by Hubert Augustus Rogers.
Carfora assumed leadership of a group of parishioners who broke away from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, in Youngstown, Ohio, to found St. Rocco's Independent National Catholic Church on May 17, 1907.
His gravestone was replaced in 2015.
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