About John Joseph Mulcahy
Lived 1922 – 1994 (aged 71). John Joseph Mulcahy was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Joseph Mulcahy (June 26, 1922 – April 29, 1994) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1975 to 1992.
Early life John Mulcahy was born on June 26, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1947, for the Archdiocese of Boston by Cardinal Richard Cushing.
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston On December 28, 1974, Mulcahy was appointed titular bishop of Penafiel and auxiliary bishop of Boston by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by Cardinal Humberto Sousa Medeiros on February 11, 1975.
Mulcahy resigned as auxiliary bishop of Boston on July 21, 1992. He died in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 29, 1994
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John Joseph Mulcahy was born on 26 June 1922 in Dorchester.
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John Joseph Mulcahy was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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