Thomas James Conaty

Styles of
Thomas James Conaty
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style none
Conaty around 1905

Thomas James Conaty (August 1, 1847 September 18, 1915) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles (now the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Monterey) from 1903-1915.

Biography

Bishop Conaty was born in the town of Kilnaleck in County Cavan, Ireland, the son of Patrick and Alice Lynch Conaty, aged just two, his family moved to America. He was ordained a priest in December 1872. In 1880 he was the founding pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Worcester, Massachusetts. He became the rector of The Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1896. He was ordained a bishop on November 24, 1901 at the Baltimore Cathedral. The principal consecrator was Cardinal James Gibbons. He remained with the University until his appointment as head of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles in March 1903.

Until its demolition in 2011, CUA's Conaty Hall, a popular freshman residence hall, was named after him. Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School in Los Angeles, California also bears his name.

References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    George Thomas Montgomery

    Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles

    19031915
    Succeeded by
    John Joseph Cantwell
    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    John Joseph Keane

    Rector of CUA

    18961903
    Succeeded by
    Denis J. O'Connell



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