John James Joseph Monaghan
The Most Reverend John James Joseph Monaghan |
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Bishop of Wilmington | |
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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) |
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Ordination | December 19, 1880 |
Consecration | May 9, 1897 |
Personal details | |
Born | Sumter, South Carolina |
May 5, 1856
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wilmington, Delaware |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
John James Joseph Monaghan (May 23, 1856—January 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
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Episcopal succession
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Preceded by | Bishop of Wilmington 1897—1925 |
Succeeded by Edmond John Fitzmaurice |
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- 1856 births
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- People from Sumter, South Carolina
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
- American people of Irish descent
- Roman Catholic bishops of Wilmington
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- St. Charles College alumni
- St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni
- Religious leaders from South Carolina