John Patrick Treacy

John Patrick Treacy (July 23, 1891 – October 11, 1964) was an American lawyer and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin from 1948 until his death in 1964.

Biography

Early life and education Treacy was born on July 23, 1891, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the only child of John and Ann (née O'Kane) Treacy. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and studied at Harvard Law School before enrolling at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Following his graduation from the Catholic University in 1912, Treacy returned to Massachusetts and studied at St. John's Seminary in Boston.

After 12 years in parish work, Treacy became diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in 1931. He attended the first two sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1963.

Treacy died on October 11, 1964, at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse.