Henry Joseph Maloney

Henry Joseph Maloney (15 April 1915 – 7 July 1987) was a Canadian priest, a school and college governor, and community leader based in Bancroft, Ontario.

Maloney was born in Eaganville in 1915, as the son of physician and politician Martin James Maloney. His three brothers included James Maloney who became a politician and Arthur Maloney who became a politician and the Ontario Ombudsman.

He was the founder of Our Lady of Mercy Separate School and credited for getting Bancroft connected to the Canadian telephone network. He was the first chair of the board of Loyalist College.

In the 1960s, Maloney persuaded the Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker to sell uranium mined in Canada to the United Kingdom. As a result of his lobbying and negotiations, the closure of the two mines was postponed.

After Maloney's death, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Bancroft Times reported on allegations of him perpetuating a sexual assault.

Early life and education

Henry Maloney was born in Eganville on 15 April 1915 to a politician father, Martin James Maloney. His mother was Mary Margaret Maloney. thumb Maloney attended Eganville Roman Catholic Continuation school and St. Patrick's College in Ottawa.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1937.

Career St. James the Less Catholic Church steeple (background), Eganville

Pastoral work Maloney worked as a religious assistant in Eganville before being ordained as a catholic priest, by Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan, in 1941. He received his first pastoral assigned to Bancroft on 8 September 1957.

In 1961, he directed the first regional conference of the Catholic Woman's League of Canada.

The 25 year anniversary of his ordaining was celebrated in 1966.

For 29 years, Maloney worked for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke, based at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Bancroft. Maloney is credited with being responsible for causing Bancroft to be connected to the Canadian telephone network.

Educational governance Maloney founded Our Lady of Mercy Separate School in September 1959 and chaired the board of directors that governed Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario.

He served on the board of directors of Loyalist College and was the first chair of the board. While College bylaws required to board members to resign after eight years, his significant popularity at the time influenced the Government of Ontario to permit him to stay on for an extra year until 1976, when he was aged 60 years. An industrial commission was set up to deal with the unexpected closure, and Maloney was appointed as the chairman. Maloney led Bancroft's community demands of support from the Government of Ontario and Government of Canada which included a meeting with Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker.

Prime Minister Diefenbaker was concerned by the rising influence of a Catholic priest in a region that was traditionally dominated by Protestant Christians. Maloney resigned from the commission in 1972, but rejoined it in 1976 when Faraday Mine was reopening as Madawaska Mine.

While Diocese of Pembroke publicly rejected these claims, the 2015 financial settlement came with terms prohibiting Fitzgerald from speaking publicly about the details. Patrick J. Maloney and Arthur Maloney who was the Ontario ombudsman. His sisters were Margaret Goden, Mary Anthony Bonfield, Elanor and Anna Lyons, and Frances French.