Born in Flushing, Queens, Denning was ordained to the priesthood on March 21, 1953, for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
On February 24, 1959, Denning was named titular bishop of Mallus and auxiliary bishop of the Brooklyn Diocese and was consecrated bishop on April 22, 1959.
On May 19, 1962, Denning's car accidentally struck the drum and bugle corps of St. Rita's RC Church in Long Island City, Queens, New York. Denning had been on the way to officiate at a confirmation ceremony at the church. The band had assembled to march to the church before the service. Denning stopped his car behind the band, and several people asked him to join the procession. As he stepped out of the car, it started to roll forward. Denning attempted to brake the car, but he claimed that he must have stepped on the gas pedal causing the car to lurch forward, striking the band and injuring 19 children. Three children were seriously injured, including two who were trapped under the car and were dragged several feet.
joseph, peter, michael, denning, january, 1907, february, 1990, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, served, auxiliary, bishop, diocese, brooklyn, york, from, 1959, 1982, auxiliary, bishop, brooklynin, office1959, 1982ordersordinationmarch, 1953consecra. Joseph Peter Michael Denning January 4 1907 February 12 1990 was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn New York from 1959 to 1982 Joseph Peter Michael DenningAuxiliary Bishop of BrooklynIn office1959 1982OrdersOrdinationMarch 21 1953ConsecrationApril 22 1959Personal detailsBorn 1907 01 04 January 4 1907Flushing QueensDiedFebruary 12 1990 1990 02 12 aged 83 NationalityAmericanDenominationRoman CatholicBiography editBorn in Flushing Queens Denning was ordained to the priesthood on March 21 1953 for the Diocese of Brooklyn On February 24 1959 Denning was named titular bishop of Mallus and auxiliary bishop of the Brooklyn Diocese and was consecrated bishop on April 22 1959 He retired on April 13 1982 1 On May 19 1962 Denning s car accidentally struck the drum and bugle corps of St Rita s RC Church in Long Island City Queens New York Denning had been on the way to officiate at a confirmation ceremony at the church The band had assembled to march to the church before the service Denning stopped his car behind the band and several people asked him to join the procession As he stepped out of the car it started to roll forward Denning attempted to brake the car but he claimed that he must have stepped on the gas pedal causing the car to lurch forward striking the band and injuring 19 children Three children were seriously injured including two who were trapped under the car and were dragged several feet References edit Joseph Peter Michael Denning Catholic Church titlesPreceded by Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn1959 1982 Succeeded by nbsp This article about an American Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Peter Michael Denning amp oldid 1051976690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
