John Joseph O'Connor (Bishop, 1855)
John Joseph O'Connor (born June 11, 1855 in Newark , New Jersey , † May 20, 1927 ) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman and the fourth Catholic bishop of Newark.
Life
O'Connor studied at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. After his studies and a training seminar at the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Leuven, he was on 22 December 1877 a priest in the Diocese of Newark consecrated
On May 24, 1901, Pope Leo XIII appointed O'Connor to the Bishop of Newark. He received his episcopal ordination on July 25th of the same year by the Archbishop of New York , Michael Augustine Corrigan . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Brooklyn , Charles Edward McDonnell , and the Bishop of Trenton , James Augustine McFaul .
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| SURNAME | O'Connor, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1927 |