Bernard Joseph Flanagan
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Born | Proctor, Vermont, US | March 31, 1908
Died | January 28, 1998 Worcester, Massachusetts, US | (aged 89)
Buried | St. John Cemetery |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Norwich |
Education | College of the Holy Cross Pontifical North American College Catholic University of America |
Motto | Respice ad Mariam (Look to Mary) |
Styles of Vincent Joseph Hines | ||
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Reference style | ||
Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Bishop |
Bernard Joseph Flanagan (March 31, 1908 – January 28, 1998) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut (1953–1959) and as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester
in Massachusetts (1959–1983).
Biography
Early life
Bernard Flanagan was born on March 31, 1908, in Proctor, Vermont, to John B. and Alice (née McGarry) Flanagan.[1] He studied at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[1]
Flanagan was
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1943.[3] Flanagan then served as secretary to Bishop Edward Ryan and as chancellor of the diocese.[1]
Bishop of Norwich
On September 1, 1953, Flanagan was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Norwich by
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Norwich. During his tenure, Flanagan oversaw the establishment of several secondary schools and parishes within his diocese.[4]
Bishop of Worcester
Flanagan was named the second bishop of the Diocese of Worcester on August 8, 1959, by
Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Church in America.[6]
Retirement
Pope John Paul II accepted Flanagan's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester on March 31, 1983. Bernard Flanagan died on January 28, 1998, in Worcester at age 89.[2]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b "Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b "Bishop Flanagan Installed in New Norwick Diocese", The Catholic Standard and Times, Vol. 59, Number 11, 11 December 1953
- ^ Diocese of Norwich. A Brief History of the Diocese of Norwich Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Telegram & Gazette. [1] May 22, 2007
- ^ St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Catholics attend Orthodox service Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine January 23, 2006