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Statue and grave of Bishop McLaughlin at St. John the Baptist Cathedral churchyard
Thomas Henry McLaughlin (July 25, 1881 – March 17, 1947) was an American
Roman Catholic Church who served as president of
Seton Hall College from 1922 to 1933 and as the first bishop of the new
Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey from 1937 until his death in 1947. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of what was then the
Diocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1935 to 1937
Biography Early life Thomas McLaughlin was born in New York City to John and Margaret (née Byrne) McLaughlin. His family later moved to Montclair , New Jersey ,
McLaughlin attended
ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Newark by Bishop Balthasar Kaltner on July 26, 1904. McLaughlin earned a
doctorate in sacred theology from Innsbruck in 1908.
[2] Returning to New Jersey, McLaughlin was appointed a professor at Seton Hall College at South Orange in 1908. He served as dean from 1914 until 1922, when he was elected president of Seton Hall and rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary .[2] domestic prelate in 1923, and vicar general of the archdiocese in 1933.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark On May 18, 1935, McLaughlin was appointed as an
.
Bishop of Paterson Pius XI named McLaughlin as the first
.
Thomas McLaughlin remained as Bishop of Paterson until his death on March 17, 1947. He is buried at St. John the Baptist Cathedral Churchyard, Paterson.[3]
References
Ordinaries Churches Education
Colleges
Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham Saint Elizabeth University, Convent Station High schools, diocesan
DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne Morris Catholic High School, Denville Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta High schools, other
Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station Delbarton School, Morristown Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon Saint Vincent Martyr School, Madison Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown High schools, defunct
Don Bosco Tech, Paterson (closed 2002)Neumann Prep, Wayne (closed 1990)Paterson Catholic, Paterson (closed 2010)Paul VI, Clifton (closed 1970)Pope Pius XII, Passaic (closed 1983) Other
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark
Bishops Archbishops Coadjutor Archbishop
List Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Parishes
St. Henry's Church, Bayonne Madonna Church, Fort Lee Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bayonne St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City
St. Antoninus Church, Newark St. Casimir's Church, Newark St. Columba's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Newark St. Joseph's Church, Newark Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark St. Rocco's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Orange St. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes
Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
Abbey
Education in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education Seminary High schools
Bergen County
Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale St. Mary High School, Rutherford Essex County
Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark
St. Vincent Academy, Newark Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange Hudson County
Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County
Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit Oratory Preparatory School, Summit Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains Former Grade schools
Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark
Auxiliary bishops Priests
Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark
