Frederick Anthony Donaghy

Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. (January 13, 1903 – February 5, 1988) was an

Donaghy was consecrated by Bishop James Cassidy of Fall River on September 21, 1939. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop James Walsh, M.M., the Superior General of Maryknoll, and Auxiliary Bishop Richard Cushing of Boston.^[3] During World War II, Donaghy remained in Wuchow and was involved with relief work. Donaghy was appointed the first bishop of Wuzhou by Pope Pius XII on April 11, 1946. The Communists took over Wuchow three years later. He was interned for six months and then placed under house arrest before he was expelled from China in 1955. Donaghy was then named Dean of Miaoli and Group Superior for Maryknoll in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines. He served as Regional Superior of the Formosa-Hong Kong Region for two terms. Donaghy established the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. They are the first local congregation of religious sisters that were founded in Taipei.^[1] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He continued to be recognized as the diocesan bishop of Wuchow until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II in 1983.

Later life and death

Donaghy continued to live and work in Taiwan until 1987 when his decline in health forced his retirement to the St. Teresa Residence at Maryknoll in New York.

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