Michael Francis Egan

The Right Reverend Michael Francis Egan OFM
Bishop of Philadelphia
Province	Baltimore
Diocese	Philadelphia
Appointed	April 8, 1808
Installed	October 28, 1810
Term ended	July 22, 1814
Predecessor	New diocese
Successor	Henry Conwell
Orders
Ordination	1785 or 1786
Consecration	October 28, 1810 by John Carroll
Personal details
Born	(1761-09-29)September 29, 1761 Ireland
Died	July 22, 1814(1814-07-22) (aged 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Michael Francis Egan OFM (September 29, 1761 – July 22, 1814) was an Irish, later American, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Ireland in 1761, and joined the Franciscan Order at a young age. He served as a priest in Rome, Ireland, and Pennsylvania and became known as a gifted preacher. In 1808, Egan was appointed the first Bishop of Philadelphia, and held that position until his death in 1814.^[1] Egan's tenure as bishop saw the construction of new churches and the expansion of the Catholic Church membership in his diocese, but much of his time was consumed by disputes with the lay trustees of his pro-cathedral, St. Mary's Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia, probably of tuberculosis, in 1814.