Francis P. Smith (Duquesne University)
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Waterbury, Connecticut
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rev. Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. | |
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| Seventh President of Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost | |
| In office 1946–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. Raymond V. Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Vernon F. Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1907 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Died | June 30, 1990 (aged 83) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University (B.A.) St. Mary's Seminary (B.D.) Catholic University of America (M.A.) |
Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. (1907–1990) was a Roman Catholic priest and the seventh president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, from 1946 until 1950.
Francis P. Smith was born on March 28, 1907, in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Matthew Smith and his wife, Elizabeth A. Smith (née Begnal).[1][2] Smith joined the Holy Ghost Fathers as a junior seminarian at the age of 13.[3] He made his profession in the order on August 15, 1926.[1]
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duquesne University in 1930. He was ordained a priest on September 14, 1933, at St. Mary's Seminary in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he went on to obtain a bachelor of divinity in 1934.[1] Father Smith taught as a professor at St. Mary's from 1934 until 1937, when he left for The Catholic University of America. He earned a Master of Arts degree from that institution in 1938.[1]