Hugh Aloysius Donohoe

Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (June 28, 1905 – October 26, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in California from 1969 to 1980.

Donohoe previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1947 to 1962 and as bishop of the Diocese of Stockton in California from 1962 to 1969.

Biography

Early life Born in San Francisco, California on June 28, 1905, Donohoe was educated at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, and at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Priesthood Donohoe was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1930 in San Francisco by Archbishop Edward Joseph Hanna. He then served as a professor at St. Patrick Seminary (1930 to 1942) and editor of The Monitor (1942 to 1947).

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco On August 2, 1947, Donohoe was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and titular bishop of Taium by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco on October 7, 1947, from Archbishop John Mitty, with Bishops James Sweeney and Thomas Connolly serving as co-consecrators. Donohoe was appointed in 1948 as rector of the Cathedral of Saint Mary.

Bishop of Stockton Pope John XXIII named Donohoe as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Stockton on January 27, 1962. He was installed on April 24, 1962. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965. Bishop of Fresno Pope Paul VI appointed Donohoe to be Bishop of Fresno on August 22, 1969.

On July 1, 1980, Pope John Paul II accepted Donohoe's resignation as bishop of Fresno. Hugh Donohoe died in Fresno, California, on October 26, 1987, at age 82.