John James Joseph Monaghan

The Most Reverend John James Joseph Monaghan
Bishop of Wilmington

See	Bishop of Wilmington
Installed	May 9, 1897
Term ended	July 10, 1925
Predecessor	Alfred Curtis
Successor	Edmond Fitzmaurice
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Lydda (1925-1935)
Orders
Ordination	December 19, 1880
Consecration	May 9, 1897
Personal details
Born	(1856-05-05)May 5, 1856 Sumter, South Carolina
Died	January 7, 1935(1935-01-07) (aged 78) Wilmington, Delaware
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

John James Joseph Monaghan (May 23, 1856—January 7, 1935) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington from 1897 to 1925.

Biography

John Monaghan was born in Sumter, South Carolina, to Thomas and Margaret (née Bogan) Monaghan, who immigrated from Ireland in 1850.^[1] He graduated from St. Charles College at Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1876, and then studied theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore.^[1] Returning to South Carolina, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 1880.^[2] He first served as a curate at St. Joseph's Church and afterwards St. Patrick's, both in Charleston.^[1] He was pastor of St. Mary's in Greenville (1882-1887) and pro-rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston (1887-1888).^[1] From 1888 to 1897, he was assistant to the vicar general at St. Patrick's Church.^[1]

On January 26, 1897, Monaghan was appointed the third Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, by Pope Leo XIII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 9 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Alfred Allen Paul Curtis and Henry Pinckney Northrop serving as co-consecrators.^[2] During his tenure, he established seven parishes, seven missions, and eight schools.^[3] He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Oblate Fathers' Salesianum School for young gentlemen, St. Francis Hospital, and a home for the aged.^[3] After twenty-eight years as bishop, he resigned due to poor health on July 10, 1925; he was named Titular Bishop of Lydda by Pope Pius XI on the same date.^[2] Monaghan later died at age 78.

1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. VII. John Howard Brown. Boston: The Biographical Society.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop John James Joseph Monaghan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

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Preceded by Alfred Allen Paul Curtis	Bishop of Wilmington 1897—1925	Succeeded by Edmond John Fitzmaurice

Diocese of Wilmington

Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly

Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE

Education	High Schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary Schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Former College St. Mary's College

Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley

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Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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