John Joseph Conroy
John Joseph Conroy (born July 25, 1819 in Clonaslee , County Laois , Ireland ; † November 20, 1895 in New York City , USA ) was Bishop of Albany .
Life
John Joseph Conroy attended the Collège de Montréal . Conroy then studied philosophy and Catholic theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg and St. John's College in Fordham . He received on May 21 in 1842 by the Bishop of New York , John Joseph Hughes , the sacrament of Holy Orders .
In 1843 John Joseph Conroy became Vice Rector of St. John's College at Fordham. Conroy became pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Albany in 1844 . There he founded the St. Vincent orphanage . In 1857 John Joseph Conroy became vicar general of the Albany diocese.
On July 7, 1865, Pope Pius IX appointed him . to the Bishop of Albany. The Archbishop of New York, John McCloskey , ordained him episcopal on October 15 of that year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Buffalo , John Timon CM , and the Bishop of Brooklyn , John Loughlin .
John Joseph Conroy resigned as Bishop of Albany on October 16, 1877, and Pope Leo XIII. thereupon appointed him titular bishop of Curium .
Conroy attended the First Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| John McCloskey |
Bishop of Albany 1865–1877 |
Francis McNeirny |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Conroy, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Bishop of Albany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clonaslee , County Laois , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1895 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |