Brann, Henry Athanasius (1837-1921)

Henry Athanasius Brand was a Rector and Reverand. His family moved to New Jersey when he was twelve. He graduated from Francis Xavier College. He also attended St. Mary's Seminary and the North American College in Rome in 1860. He was ordained in Rome before returning to New Jersey and being ordained in Newark, New Jersey in 1862. He was a part of the New York diocese by 1870. He was a pastor at St. Mary's, St. Peter's, and St. Agnes churches in New Jersey and New York. He helped begin the construction of the St. Cecilia Church in Englewood and three other churches. He also was a professor, teaching philosophy at Seton Hall from 1862 to 1864.

"Rev Fr Henry Athanasius Brann." Find A Grave.

"Monsignor Henry A. Brann." Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal, 30 Dec. 1921, p.19.

“Mgr. Henry A. Brann Dies in 84th Year; Rector of St. Agnes Had Served in New York Diocese for More than 50 Years. Prominent in Civic Life Writer and Lecturer Had Built Four Churches and Rebuilt His Own St. Agnes.” The New York Times, 29 Dec. 1921.

1837-08-15

County Meath, Ireland

1921-12-28

"Former Student to be Main Speaker." Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal, 9 June 1914, p.5.