During his tenure, Monaghan established seven parishes, seven missions, and eight schools.[5] He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Oblate Fathers'Salesianum School for boys in Wilmington, St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, and a home for the elderly.[5]
Retirementedit
On July 10, 1925, Pope Pius XI accepted Monaghan's resignation as bishop of Wilmington due to bad health and named him titular bishop of Lydda.[2] John Monaghan died on January 7, 1935, at age 78 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington.[4]
^ abcdeJohnson, Rossiter, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VII. John Howard Brown. Boston: The Biographical Society.
^ abcd"Bishop John James Joseph Monaghan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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^ ab"BISHOP MONAOHAN OF DELAWARE DIE5; Prelate for 25 Years in the Wilmington Diocese, 78, Had Founded Hospital There". The New York Times. 1935-01-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
john, james, joseph, monaghan, 1856, january, 1935, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, served, bishop, diocese, wilmington, delaware, from, 1897, 1925, most, reverendbishop, wilmingtonseediocese, wilmingtoninstalledmay, 1897term, endedjuly, 1925predec. John James Joseph Monaghan May 23 1856 January 7 1935 was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware from 1897 to 1925 The Most ReverendJohn James Joseph MonaghanBishop of WilmingtonSeeDiocese of WilmingtonInstalledMay 9 1897Term endedJuly 10 1925PredecessorAlfred Allen Paul CurtisSuccessorEdmond John FitzmauriceOther post s Titular Bishop of Lydda 1925 1935 OrdersOrdinationDecember 19 1880by Patrick Neeson LynchConsecrationMay 9 1897by James GibbonsPersonal detailsBorn 1856 05 05 May 5 1856Sumter South CarolinaDiedJanuary 7 1935 1935 01 07 aged 78 Wilmington DelawareDenominationRoman Catholic ChurchEducationSt Charles CollegeSt Mary s Seminary Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Priesthood 1 3 Bishop of Wilmington 1 4 Retirement 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life edit John Monaghan was born on December 19 1880 in Sumter South Carolina to Thomas and Margaret nee Bogan Monaghan both Irish immigrants 1 He graduated from St Charles College in Ellicott City Maryland in 1876 and then studied theology at St Mary s Seminary in Baltimore 1 Priesthood edit Returning to South Carolina Monaghan was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch for the Diocese of Charleston on December 19 1880 2 3 He first served as a curate at St Joseph s Parish and afterwards at St Patrick s Parish both in Charleston South Carolina 1 Monaghan was appointed pastor of St Mary s Parish in Greenville South Carolina serving there from1882 to 1887 He then became pro rector of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Charleston and chancellor of the diocese 1887 1888 1 From 1888 to 1897 Monaghan was assistant to the vicar general at St Patrick s Church 1 4 Bishop of Wilmington edit On January 26 1897 Monaghan was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington by Pope Leo XIII 2 He received his episcopal consecration on May 9 1987 from Cardinal James Gibbons with Bishops Alfred Curtis and Henry Northrop serving as co consecrators 2 During his tenure Monaghan established seven parishes seven missions and eight schools 5 He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Oblate Fathers Salesianum School for boys in Wilmington St Francis Hospital in Wilmington and a home for the elderly 5 Retirement edit On July 10 1925 Pope Pius XI accepted Monaghan s resignation as bishop of Wilmington due to bad health and named him titular bishop of Lydda 2 John Monaghan died on January 7 1935 at age 78 at St Francis Hospital in Wilmington 4 See also edit nbsp Catholicism portalCatholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences edit a b c d e Johnson Rossiter ed 1904 The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol VII John Howard Brown Boston The Biographical Society a b c d Bishop John James Joseph Monaghan Catholic Hierarchy org York Catholic editing company New 1914 The Catholic Church in the United States of America Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness Pope Pius X V 1 3 Catholic editing Company a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b BISHOP MONAOHAN OF DELAWARE DIE5 Prelate for 25 Years in the Wilmington Diocese 78 Had Founded Hospital There The New York Times 1935 01 08 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 06 03 a b A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington External links editRoman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Roman Catholic Diocese of WilmingtonCatholic Church titlesPreceded byAlfred Allen Paul Curtis Bishop of Wilmington1897 1925 Succeeded byEdmond John Fitzmaurice Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John James Joseph Monaghan amp oldid 1169810384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
