Francis Joseph Monaghan

Francis Joseph Monaghan (October 30, 1890 – November 13, 1942) served as the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York in 1939–1942.

Francis Joseph Monaghan
Bishop of Ogdensburg
In office1939–1942
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1915
by Cardinal Basilio Pompili
ConsecrationJune 29, 1937
by Archbishop Thomas Walsh
Personal details
Born(1890-10-30)October 30, 1890
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 1942(1942-11-13) (aged 52)
Mercy Hospital, Watertown, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsThomas P. and Anna Loretta (née Daly) Monaghan
EducationSeton Hall College
Alma materPontifical North American College

Biography

Francis Monaghan was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Thomas P. and Anna Loretta (née Daly) Monaghan.[1] He attended Seton Hall College in South Orange, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (1911) and Master of Arts (1913).[2] He then studied at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basilio Pompili on May 29, 1915.[3] He earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology that same year.[2]

Upon his return to New Jersey in 1915, he served as a curate at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Jersey City until 1926, when he became a professor of dogmatic theology and metaphysics at Immaculate Conception Seminary.[2] He served as President of Seton Hall College from 1933 to 1936.[1] He was named a Papal Chamberlain in 1934.[1]

On April 17, 1936, Monaghan was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, and Titular Bishop of Mela by Pope Pius XI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop Thomas Walsh, with Bishops Joseph Henry Conroy and Thomas H. McLaughlin serving as co-consecrators.[3] Following the death of Bishop Conroy, Monaghan succeeded him as Roman Catholic Bishop of Ogdensburg on March 20, 1939.[3]

He later died from a cerebral hemorrhage at Mercy Hospital in Watertown, aged 52.[1]

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References
  1. "Bishop Monaghan of Ogdensburg, 52". The New York Times. 1942-11-14.
  2. "Seton Hall Head Named". The New York Times. 1933-06-06.
  3. "Bishop Francis Joseph Monaghan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Henry Conroy		 Bishop of Ogdensburg
1939—1942		 Succeeded by
Bryan Joseph McEntegart
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