John James Joseph Monaghan

The Most Reverend

John James Joseph Monaghan
The Most Reverend; John James Joseph Monaghan
Bishop of Wilmington
See	Diocese of Wilmington
Installed	May 9, 1897
Term ended	July 10, 1925
Predecessor	Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
Successor	Edmond John Fitzmaurice
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Lydda (1925–1935)
Orders
Ordination	December 19, 1880; by Patrick Neeson Lynch
Consecration	May 9, 1897; by James Gibbons
Personal details
Born	May 5, 1856; Sumter, South Carolina
Died	January 7, 1935 (aged 78); Wilmington, Delaware
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Education	St. Charles College; St. Mary's Seminary
Coat of arms

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.

Biography

Early life

John Monaghan was born in 1856, in Sumter, South Carolina, to Thomas and Margaret (née 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

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

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

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]

References

^ ^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.{{cite book}}: 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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alfred Allen Paul Curtis	Bishop of Wilmington 1897–1925	Succeeded by Edmond John Fitzmaurice

[notable-1] Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VII. John Howard Brown. Boston: The Biographical Society.

[hierarchy-2] "Bishop John James Joseph Monaghan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[3] 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-4] "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.

[diocese-5] "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

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