James Johnston Navagh

James Johnston Navagh
James Johnston Navagh
Bishop of Paterson
In office	February 12, 1963 – October 2, 1965
Orders
Ordination	December 21, 1929
Consecration	September 24, 1953; by Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born	April 4, 1901; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	October 2, 1965 (aged 64); Rome, Italy
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	George and Catherine Navagh
Education	Canisius College
Alma mater	Niagara University

James Johnston Navagh (April 4, 1901 – October 2, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York (1957–1963) and Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey (1963–1965).

Biography[]

James Johnston Navagh was born in Buffalo, New York to George and Catherine Navagh.^[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Canisius College, and a Master of Arts from Niagara University.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1929.^[2]

He served as a curate at Holy Cross Church in Buffalo until 1937, when he became pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Brant.^[1] He was named the first director of the Missionary Apostolate of the Diocese of Buffalo in 1939, and served as pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Fredonia from 1940 to 1942.^[1]

On July 29, 1952, Navagh was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Titular Bishop of Ombi by Pope Pius XII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 24 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Bishops Raymond Augustine Kearney and James H. Griffiths serving as co-consecrators.^[2] Returning to his native New York, he was named the seventh Bishop of Ogdensburg on May 8, 1957.^[2] After five years in Ogdensburg, he was appointed to succeed James A. McNulty as the fourth Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey on February 12, 1963.^[2]

Navagh died from a heart attack in Rome while attending the Second Vatican Council, aged 64.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop James Johnston Navagh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Many From North Country To Attend Bishop Navagh Funeral Mass In Paterson". North Country Catholic. 1965-10-10. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio Ignacio Camargo	September 24, 1952 – May 2, 1957	Succeeded by Karol Jozef Wojtyla
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh September 24, 1952 – May 2, 1957	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Walter P. Kellenberg	Bishop of Ogdensburg May 2, 1957 – February 12,1963	Succeeded by Leo Richard Smith
Preceded by James A. McNulty	Bishop of Paterson February 12, 1963 – October 2, 1965	Succeeded by Lawrence B. Casey

v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Ordinaries	Bishops Thomas Henry McLaughlin Thomas Aloysius Boland James A. McNulty James Johnston Navagh Lawrence B. Casey Frank Joseph Rodimer Arthur J. Serratelli Kevin J. Sweeney
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson Parishes Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, Whippany St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Paterson St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Passaic
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 Neumann Preparatory School, Wayne Paterson Catholic High School, Paterson
Other	Hospitals St. Clare's Hospital, Boonton Township St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic
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v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
Ordinaries	Bishops Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams Henry Gabriels Joseph Henry Conroy Francis Joseph Monaghan Bryan Joseph McEntegart Walter P. Kellenberg James Johnston Navagh Leo Richard Smith Thomas Andrew Donnellan Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Paul Stephen Loverde Gerald Michael Barbarito Robert J. Cunningham Terry R. LaValley
Churches	Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg Parishes Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, Dannemora St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Plattsburgh St. Vincent of Paul Catholic Church, Cape Vincent St. William's Catholic Church, Long Lake
Education	High schools Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh
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