John James Joseph Monaghan

The Most Reverend

John James Joseph Monaghan
Bishop of Wilmington
See Bishop of Wilmington
Installed May 9, 1897
Term ended July 10, 1925
Predecessor Alfred Curtis
Successor Edmond Fitzmaurice
Other posts Titular Bishop of Lydda (1925-1935)
Orders
Ordination December 19, 1880
Consecration May 9, 1897
Personal details
Born (1856-05-05)May 5, 1856
Sumter, South Carolina
Died January 7, 1935(1935-01-07) (aged 78)
Wilmington, Delaware
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

John James Joseph Monaghan (May 23, 1856January 7, 1935) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington from 1897 to 1925.

Biography

John Monaghan was born in Sumter, South Carolina, to Thomas and Margaret (née Bogan) Monaghan, who immigrated from Ireland in 1850.[1] He graduated from St. Charles College at Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1876, and then studied theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore.[1] Returning to South Carolina, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 1880.[2] He first served as a curate at St. Joseph's Church and afterwards St. Patrick's, both in Charleston.[1] He was pastor of St. Mary's in Greenville (1882-1887) and pro-rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston (1887-1888).[1] From 1888 to 1897, he was assistant to the vicar general at St. Patrick's Church.[1]

On January 26, 1897, Monaghan was appointed the third Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 9 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Alfred Allen Paul Curtis and Henry Pinckney Northrop serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his tenure, he established seven parishes, seven missions, and eight schools.[3] He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Oblate Fathers' Salesianum School for young gentlemen, St. Francis Hospital, and a home for the aged.[3] After twenty-eight years as bishop, he resigned due to poor health on July 10, 1925; he was named Titular Bishop of Lydda by Pope Pius XI on the same date.[2] Monaghan later died at age 78.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans VII. John Howard Brown. Boston: The Biographical Society.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop John James Joseph Monaghan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. 1 2 "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
Bishop of Wilmington
18971925
Succeeded by
Edmond John Fitzmaurice


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