William A. Griffin (Roman Catholic bishop)
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Born | November 20, 1885 |
Died | January 2, 1950 Elizabeth, New Jersey | (aged 64)
Education | Seton Hall College Immaculate Conception Seminary |
William Aloysius Griffin (November 20, 1885 – January 1, 1950) was an American
Biography
Early life
William Griffin was born in
Priesthood
Griffin was
In December 1924, Griffin was appointed diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.[5] He later became national treasurer of the same organization in 1935.[6] From 1929 to 1938, he was pastor of St. Michael Parish in Jersey City, New Jerseu.[1] He was named a papal chamberlain in 1930.[6] Griffin also served as administrator of St. John and St. Augustine Parishes in Newark, and state chaplain of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.[5]
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
On February 26, 1938, Griffin was appointed
Bishop of Trenton
Following the promotion of Bishop Kiley to
William Griffin died from a stroke at the home of his brother-in-law and sister in Elizabeth on January 1, 1950, six weeks past his 64th birthday.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "GRIFFIN APPOINTED BISHOP OF TRENTON". The New York Times. 1940-05-21.
- ^ "J.J. GRIFFIN DEAD; JERSEY LAWYER, 68". The New York Times. 1946-09-08.
- ^ "GRIFFIN CONSECRATED AS AUXILIARY BISHOP". The New York Times. 1938-05-02.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop William Aloysius Griffin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c "Mgr. Griffin Is Named New Bishop for Newark". The New York Times. 1938-03-04.
- ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b "GRIFFIN ENTHRONED AS TRENTON BISHOP". The New York Times. 1940-07-24.
- ^ Special to The New York Times (January 2, 1950). "BISHOP W.A. GRIFFIN OF TRENTON IS DEAD / Sixth Head of Catholic See Was Named to Post in 1940— Once Newark Auxiliary". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2024.