Joseph Patrick Dougherty

Joseph Patrick Dougherty (January 11, 1905 – July 9, 1970) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State from 1951 to 1969 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California from 1969 to 1970.


Joseph Patrick Dougherty
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angelese
Titular Bishop of Altinum
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Los Angeles
In officeFebruary 5, 1969 to
July 9, 1970
Other post(s)Diocese of Yakima
1951 to 1959
Titular Bishop of Altinum
1969 to 1970
Orders
OrdinationJune 14, 1930
ConsecrationSeptember 26, 1952
by Thomas Arthur Connolly
Personal details
Born(1905-01-11)January 11, 1905
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1970(1970-07-09) (aged 65)
EducationUniversity of Portland
St. Patrick Seminary

Biography

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Early life

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Joseph Dougherty was born on January 11, 1905, in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California.[1]

Dougherty was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Seattle on June 14, 1930.[2] In 1930, he was appointed as a professor at St. Edward Seminary in Kenmore, Washington. He left that position in 1934 to become vice-chancellor of the diocese. In 1942, Dougherty became chancellor.[1] He was also a diocesan consultor and director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.[1]

Bishop of Yakima

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On July 9, 1951, Dougherty was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Yakima by Pope Pius XII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on September 26, 1951, from Archbishop Thomas Arthur Connolly, with Bishops Charles Daniel White and Hugh Aloysius Donohoe serving as co-consecrators.[2] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

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On February 5, 1969, Pope Paul VI named Dougherty as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Titular Bishop of Altinum.[2]Joseph Dougherty died on July 9, 1970, at age 65. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Yakima, Washington.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Joseph Patrick Dougherty". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Bishop of Yakima
1951–1969
Succeeded by