Jerome Daniel Hannan

Jerome Daniel Hannan (November 29, 1896 – December 15, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania from 1954 until his death in 1965.

Biography

Early life Jerome Hannan was born on November 29, 1896, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to James and Rose (née Tiernan) Hannan. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Hannan as administrator of Holy Trinity Parish in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and curate at Holy Rosary Parish in Pittsburgh. In 1923, he became chaplain at Mount Mercy Academy in Pittsburgh. Hannan also served private secretary to Bishop Hugh Charles Boyle from 1923 to 1931.

Hannan earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Duquesne in 1931, and a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the School of Canon Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1934. He was named assistant chancellor of the diocese in 1934 and additionally administrator of St. Paul's Cathedral Parish in Pittsburgh in 1937.

Hannan left his positions in Pittsburgh to move in 1940 to Washington, where he joined the faculty of Catholic University as an associate professor of canon law. In 1951, Hannan was named vice-rector of the University. He also served as editor of the journal The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry.

Bishop of Scranton On August 17, 1954, Hannan was appointed the fifth bishop of Scranton by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on September 21, 1954, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle and Bishop Henry Klonowski serving as co-consecrators, in Washington.