James Patrick Mahoney

James Patrick Mahoney (August 16, 1925 – June 1, 2002) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church in the United States . He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1972 to 1997.

Biography

Early life Jame Mahoney was born on August 16, 1925 in Kingston, New York. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New York in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan by Cardinal Francis Spellman on May 19, 1951.

Auxiliary Bishop of New York Pope Paul VI appointed Mahoney as titular bishop of Ipagro and an auxiliary bishop of New York on July 25, 1972. He was consecrated bishop in St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Terence Cooke on September 15, 1972. The principal co-consecrators were Coadjutor Archbishop John Maguire of New York and Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Ahern.