James Louis Flaherty

James Louis Flaherty (May 13, 1910 – August 9, 1975) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1966 to 1975. During World War II, Flaherty was decorated for gallantry while serving as a US Army chaplain.

Biography

Early life James Flaherty was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 13, 1910. He attended Saint Mary’s Male Academy and then Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, both in Norfolk. In 1927, he entered the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. After his graduation in 1933, he went to Rome to study at the Pontifical North American College, finishing in 1937.

Priesthood Flaherty was ordained a priest on December 8, 1938, for the Diocese of Richmond in Rome by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani.