The Diocesan Clergy
The Ordinaries and Auxiliaries of New York from 1790 to 1853
:RIGHT REVEREND JOHN CARROLL, D.D.
Born, -Maryland, January 8, 1735; entered Society of Jesus, 1753; seminary, Liege; ordained, 1769; died, December 3, 1815. Returned to United States, 1774; Superior of United States missions, June 6, 1784 -; Prefect Apostolic, 1785-; Consecrated first Bishop of Baltimore, August 15, 1790; Archbishop, 1808-1815.
RIGHT REVEREND RICHARD LUKE CONCANEN, O.P., D.D.
Born, Ireland, c.1746; ordained, December 22, 1770; died, June 19, 1810. Prior of St. Clement, Rome; agent for Bishop Carroll; consecrated first Bishop of New York, April 24, 1808; died at Naples, unable to reach See.
RIGHT REVEREND JOHN CONNOLLY, O.P., D.D.
Born, Ireland, 1750; seminary, Liege; died, February 6, 1825. Prior of St. Clement, Rome; consecrated second Bishop of New York, November 6, 1814; reached New York City, November 24, 1815.
RIGHT REVEREND JOHN DUBOIS, S.S., D.D.
Born, Paris, Angus ' t 24, 1764; seminary, Sorbonne; ordained, September 22, 1787; died, December 20, 1842. Paris-1791; -Maryland _Missions-1808; founded Mount St. Mary's Seminary; consecrated third Bishop of New York, October 29, 1826.
MOST REVEREND JOHN HUGHES, D.D.
Born, Ireland, June 24, 1797; seminary, Mount St. Mary's; ordained, October 15, 1826; died, January 3, 1864. Philadelphia-1838; consecrated Titular Bishop of Basileopolis and first coadjutor Bishop of New York, January 7,1838, fourth Bishop of New York, December 20, 1842; first Archbishop of New York, July 19, 1850-1864.
HIS EMINENCE JOHN CARDINAL McCLOSKEY
Born, Brooklyn, March 10, 1810; seminary, Mount St. Mary's; ordained, January 12, 1834; died, October 10, 1885. St. Joseph's, N. Y. C.; post-ordination studies, Rome; Rector, St. John's College, Fordham; consecrated Titular Bishop of Axiere and coadjutor Bishop of New York, March 10, 1844; first Bishop of Albany, May 21, 1847; second Archbishop of New York, May 6, 1864; created Cardinal priest, March 15, 1875.
The Ordinaries of Brooklyn:
RIGHT REVEREND JOHN LOUGHLIN, D.D.
Born, Ireland, December 20, 1817; seminary, Mount St. Mary's and St. Mary's, Baltimore; ordained, October 18, 1840; died, December 29, 1891. First priest ordained by Bishop Hughes; Old St. Patrick's, N. Y. C.-1840; Utica, N. Y.-1841; St. Patrick's-1853; Pastor, 1848-1853; Vicar General, 1850-1853; consecrated first Bishop of Brooklyn, October 30, 1853.
RIGHT REVEREND CHARLES EDWARD McDONNELL, D.D.
Born, New York City, February 1, 1854; seminary, North-American College, Rome; ordained, May 19, 1878; died, August 8, 1921. St. Mary's, Grand St., N. Y. C.-1879; St. Stephen's-1879; St. Patrick's Cathedral-1892; Secretary to Cardinal McCloskey-1885; Secretary to Archbishop Corrigan-1892; Chancellor, Archdiocese of New York, 1889-1892; consecrated second Bishop of Brooklyn, April 25, 1892.
MOST REVEREND THOMAS EDMUND MOLLOY, S.T.D., PH.D.
Born, Nashua, N. H., September 4, 1884; seminary, North-American College, Rome; ordained, September 19, 1908; St. John's Chapel; Queen of All Saints-1920; Secretary to Bishop Mundelein, 1909-1915; Cathedral College, 1914-1916; St. Joseph's College, 1916-1920; consecrated Titular Bishop of Loria and second Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, October 3, 1920; elected third Bishop of Brooklyn, November 21, 1921; enthroned, February 15, 1922 ——
The Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn
HIS EMINENCE GEORGE CARDINAL MUNDELEIN
Born, New York City, July 2, 1872; seminary, St. Vincent Archabbey, Beatty, Pa., and Propaganda College, Rome; ordained, June 8, 1895; died, October 2, 1939. St. John's Chapel-1913; Queen of All Saints1916; Secretary to Bishop McDonnell, 1895-1912; Chancellor, 1897-1909; consecrated Titular Bishop of Loryma and first Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, September 21, 1909; Rector, Cathedral College, 1914-1916; made Archbishop of Chicago, December 9, 1915; created Cardinal priest, March 24, 1924.
MOST REVEREND RAYMOND AUGUSTINE KEARNEY, S.T.D., J.C.D.
Born, Jersey City, N. J., September 25, 1902; seminary, North-American College, Rome; ordained, March 12, 1927. Queen of All Saints1927; post-ordination studies, Catholic University-1929; Holy Innocents-1931; Vice-Chancellor, 1929-1930; Chancellor-; consecrated Titular Bishop of Lysinia and third Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, February 25, 1935
Priests who served Brooklyn and became Bishops of other Sees:
RIGHT REVEREND BERNARD O'REILLY, D.D.
Born, Ireland, 1803; seminary, St. Mary's, Baltimore; ordained, October 15, 1831; died at sea, January, 1856. St. Patrick's, N. Y. C.1834; St. James Pro-Cathedral-1835; Rochester; Vicar General, Buffalo Diocese, 1847; consecrated second Bishop of Hartford, November 10, 1850; Europe, 1855-1856.
RIGHT REVEREND DAVID W. BACON, D.D.
Born, Brooklyn (N. Y. C.?), September 15,1813; seminary, St. Mary's, Baltimore; ordained, December 13, 1838; died, November 5, 1874. Utica, N. Y.; N. J.; Assumption B.V.M., 1842-18,55; consecrated first Bishop of Portland, Me., April 22, 1855.
MOST REVEREND GEORGE J. CARUANA, D.D.
Born, Malta, April 23, 1882; seminary, Almo Collegio Capranica, Rome; ordained, October 28, 1905. Missionary to the Philippines, 07-10; 0. L. Mercy-1913; St. Lucy-1914; St. Leo, Corona-1918; Chaplain, U. S. Army-1919; St. Leo, Corona-1921; consecrated Bishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 28, 1921-1925; Titular Archbishop of Sebaste, Apostolic Administrator and Delegate of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and Haiti; Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. GALVIN, D.D.
Born, Ireland, June 9, 1882; seminary, Maynooth; ordained, 1909; Holy Rosary, 1909-1912; Chekiang Province, China-1916; ILR; Brooklyn; Europe 1917; founder, 1918, St. Columban Foreign Mission Society; United States-1920; China-; consecrated Vicar Apostolic of Hanyang, China, November 6, 1927