Joseph Patrick Dougherty
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Joseph Patrick Dougherty (January 11, 1905 – July 9, 1970) was an American
Roman Catholic
clergyman.
Born in Kansas City
, Kansas
, Dougherty was educated at the University of Portland
in Oregon
and St. Patrick Seminary
in Menlo Park
, California
. He was ordained
to the priesthood
on June 14, 1930. He served as a professor
at St. Edward Seminary
in Kenmore, Washington
(1930–34), and vice-chancellor
(1934–42) and chancellor (1942–51) of the Diocese of Seattle
. He was also a diocesan consultor and director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
.
On July 9, 1951, Dougherty was appointed the first Bishop
of the newly-erected Diocese of Yakima
by Pope Pius XII
. He received his episcopal
consecration
on the following September 26 from Archbishop Thomas Arthur Connolly, with Bishops Charles Daniel White
and Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
serving as co-consecrators
. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council
between 1962 and 1965. After eighteen years as Bishop of Yakima, he resigned on February 5, 1969; he was named Auxiliary Bishop
of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
, California
, and Titular Bishop
of Altinum by Pope Paul VI
on the same date. He died at age 65.
United States
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Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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clergyman.
Born in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
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, Kansas
Kansas
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, Dougherty was educated at the University of Portland
University of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,600 students...
in Oregon
Oregon
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and St. Patrick Seminary
Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park
Saint Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California is a Roman Catholic post-graduate seminary whose primary mission is the formation of clergy for Western and Pacific Rim dioceses, orders, religious congregations and secular institutes...
in Menlo Park
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
, California
California
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. He was ordained
Holy Orders
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to the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
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on June 14, 1930. He served as a professor
Professor
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at St. Edward Seminary
St. Edward Seminary
Saint Edward Seminary was an institution for developing Catholic priests in Washington state, USA. Named for Saint Edward the Confessor and located in the city of Kenmore, it operated for 46 years before closing in 1976. The seminary and most of its grounds now constitute Saint Edward State Park...
in Kenmore, Washington
Kenmore, Washington
Kenmore is a city in King County, Washington, United States, along the northernmost shores of Lake Washington...
(1930–34), and vice-chancellor
Chancellor (ecclesiastical)
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(1934–42) and chancellor (1942–51) of the Diocese of Seattle
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
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. He was also a diocesan consultor and director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Society for the Propagation of the Faith
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is an international association for the assistance by prayers and alms of Catholic missionary priests, brothers, and nuns engaged in preaching the Gospel in non-Catholic countries...
.
On July 9, 1951, Dougherty was appointed the first Bishop
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the newly-erected Diocese of Yakima
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region of the state of Washington in the United States...
by Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
. He received his episcopal
Bishop (Catholic Church)
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consecration
Consecration
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on the following September 26 from Archbishop Thomas Arthur Connolly, with Bishops Charles Daniel White
Charles Daniel White
Charles Daniel White was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Spokane from 1927 until his death in 1955.-Biography:...
and Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
Hugh Aloysius Donohoe was an American Roman Catholic clergyman.Born in San Francisco, California, Donohoe was educated at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park and at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1930. He then served as a...
serving as co-consecrators
Consecrator
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. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
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between 1962 and 1965. After eighteen years as Bishop of Yakima, he resigned on February 5, 1969; he was named Auxiliary Bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...
, California
California
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, and Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
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of Altinum by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
on the same date. He died at age 65.