Bernard Joseph Flanagan
Bernard Joseph Flanagan (born March 31, 1908 in Proctor , Vermont , USA ; † January 28, 1998 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester .
Life
Bernard Joseph Flanagan received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Burlington on December 8, 1931 .
On September 1, 1953, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Norwich . The Bishop of Burlington, Edward Francis Ryan , ordained him episcopal on November 30 of that year ; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Raleigh , Vincent Stanislaus Waters , and the auxiliary bishop in Saint Louis , John Patrick Cody .
Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Worcester on August 8, 1959 . The inauguration followed on September 24 of the same year.
Flanagan participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On March 31, 1983, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Norwich 1953-1959 |
Vincent Joseph Hines |
| John Joseph Wright |
Bishop of Worcester 1959–1983 |
Timothy Joseph Harrington |
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| SURNAME | Flanagan, Bernard Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Proctor , Vermont, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1998 |