Add to ORKGThis is a photograph of Father Joe Sweeney [back row, left] at a leprosarium at the Kongmoon [now Jiangmen] mission. Also with him is Bro Anselm and Dr. Blaber. There are 5 men in the front row who are victims of leprosy.; Born in Connecticut, Fr. Sweeney entered Maryknoll in 1915 and was ordained to the priesthood on February 8, 1920. In 1921 he was assigned to China. In 1924 he transferred to Korea and in 1927 to Fushun, Manchuria. In 1932 he returned to China. He established a leper colony in Kongmoon. He was interned by the Communists, released in 1953 and returned to the United States. In 1955 he again took up work with lepers in Korea
This is a photograph of the leprosaruim at Kongmoon [now Jiangmen]. The housing consists of broken d...
This is a photograph of "Fr. Conrardy and some of his lepers." The six women in this picture have be...
This is a photograph of "Ch'a Kou, the oldest Catholic mission in Manchuria, is now a part of the M...
This is a photograph of Dr. Blaber with a group of male patients he treated at the leprosarium at Ko...
This is a photograph of "Rev. Connors M.M., Director of Leprosarium at Catholic Mission at Pakkai [n...
This is a photograph of "Father Connors with the lepers of the Maryknoll Leper Asylum in South Chin...
This is a photograph of left to right: Fr. Dietz, Fr. Toomey, Bro. John and Fr. Sweeney at Hong Kong...
This is a photograph of Frs. McDermott [left] and Connors [right] at the Kowloon Procure.; Born in M...
This is a photograph of [left to right] Frs. McRae, Connors and Toomey after a barber's visit.; Born...
This is a photograph of children and adults at the leprosarium at Sheklung. In the photograph is a v...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz [center holding hat] and a group of other priests visiting with ...
A photograph of Maryknoll priests visiting the grave of Father Price in Happy Valley Cemetery in Hon...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz with a child victim of leprosy.; Born in New York, Fr. Dietz cam...
This is a photograph of Fr. Carroll Quinn showing something of interest to three children at the Lep...
This is a photograph of Frs. Joseph McDonald, Lawrence Conley, Charles Murphy [Scarboro Mission], Pe...
This is a photograph of the leprosaruim at Kongmoon [now Jiangmen]. The housing consists of broken d...
This is a photograph of "Fr. Conrardy and some of his lepers." The six women in this picture have be...
This is a photograph of "Ch'a Kou, the oldest Catholic mission in Manchuria, is now a part of the M...
This is a photograph of Dr. Blaber with a group of male patients he treated at the leprosarium at Ko...
This is a photograph of "Rev. Connors M.M., Director of Leprosarium at Catholic Mission at Pakkai [n...
This is a photograph of "Father Connors with the lepers of the Maryknoll Leper Asylum in South Chin...
This is a photograph of left to right: Fr. Dietz, Fr. Toomey, Bro. John and Fr. Sweeney at Hong Kong...
This is a photograph of Frs. McDermott [left] and Connors [right] at the Kowloon Procure.; Born in M...
This is a photograph of [left to right] Frs. McRae, Connors and Toomey after a barber's visit.; Born...
This is a photograph of children and adults at the leprosarium at Sheklung. In the photograph is a v...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz [center holding hat] and a group of other priests visiting with ...
A photograph of Maryknoll priests visiting the grave of Father Price in Happy Valley Cemetery in Hon...
This is a photograph of Frs. Dietz with a child victim of leprosy.; Born in New York, Fr. Dietz cam...
This is a photograph of Fr. Carroll Quinn showing something of interest to three children at the Lep...
This is a photograph of Frs. Joseph McDonald, Lawrence Conley, Charles Murphy [Scarboro Mission], Pe...
This is a photograph of the leprosaruim at Kongmoon [now Jiangmen]. The housing consists of broken d...
This is a photograph of "Fr. Conrardy and some of his lepers." The six women in this picture have be...
This is a photograph of "Ch'a Kou, the oldest Catholic mission in Manchuria, is now a part of the M...