John Jarlath Dooley

John Jarlath Dooley (6 July 1906 – 18 September 1997) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.

Biography[]

John Jarlath Dooley was born in Kilmaine, Ireland, on 6 July 1906. He was ordained a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Columban on 20 December 1931.

On 18 October 1951, Pope Pius XII named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to Indochina.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi on 21 December 1951.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 September 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him to a position at the Secretariat of State.

He retired in 1966 at the age of 59.

Dooley died on 18 September 1997.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. ^{[self-published]}