Joseph Henry Conroy

Joseph Henry Conroy
Joseph Henry Conroy
Born	November 8, 1858
Died	March 20, 1939 (aged 80)

Joseph Henry Conroy (November 8, 1858 – March 20, 1939) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg from 1921 until his death in 1939.

Biography[]

Joseph Conroy was born in Watertown, New York, and completed his preparatory studies in Canada at the Sulpician College in Montreal, Quebec, and at St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] Returning to New York, he studied theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in Troy.^[1] Conroy was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1881.^[2] He was first assigned to the mission at Churubusco, and then served as pastor in Rouses Point.^[1] In April 1883 he was named rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg.^[3] He became vicar general of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in March 1901, and later a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in October 1905.^[3]

On March 11, 1912, Conroy was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ogdensburg and Titular Bishop of Arindela by Pope Pius X.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Cardinal John Murphy Farley, with Bishops Henry Gabriels and Charles H. Colton serving as co-consecrators, at St. Mary's Cathedral.^[2] Following the death of Bishop Gabriels in April 1921, Conroy was named the third Bishop of Ogdensburg by Pope Benedict XV on November 21, 1921.^[2] He was installed by Cardinal Patrick Joseph Hayes on January 18, 1922.^[4] In 1935 he allowed Rev. Cyril Stevens to become president of Ticonderoga National Bank, despite canon law forbidding a priest to engage in business.^[5]

Conroy later died at age 80.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Smith, John Talbot (1885). A History of the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Kessinger Publishing.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Joseph Henry Conroy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The Catholic Church in the United States of America. The Catholic Editing Company. 1914.
^ "Install Bishop at Ogdensburg". The New York Times. 1922-01-19.
^ "Banker-Priest". TIME Magazine. 1935-10-07. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry Gabriels	Bishop of Ogdensburg 1921–1939	Succeeded by Francis Joseph Monaghan

[smith-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Smith, John Talbot (1885). A History of the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Kessinger Publishing.

[hierarchy-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Joseph Henry Conroy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[church-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b The Catholic Church in the United States of America. The Catholic Editing Company. 1914.

[install-4] "Install Bishop at Ogdensburg". The New York Times. 1922-01-19.

[time-5] "Banker-Priest". TIME Magazine. 1935-10-07. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011.

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show 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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Joseph Henry Conroy

Born	(1858-11-08)November 8, 1858
Died	March 20, 1939(1939-03-20) (aged 80)