About Joseph Thomas Daley
Lived 1915 – 1983 (aged 67). Joseph Thomas Daley was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Joseph Thomas Daley (December 21, 1915 – September 2, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania from 1971 until his death in 1983.
Biography
Early life Joseph Daley was born on December 21, 1915, in Connerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. Daley was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Dennis Dougherty on June 7, 1941. He called for a temporary moratorium on building nuclear power plants after the accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station near Harrisburg in 1979.
Death and legacy Joseph Dale died in Harrisburg from cancer on September 2, 1983, at age 67.
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Joseph Thomas Daley was born on 21 December 1915 in Connerton, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
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Joseph Thomas Daley died on 2 September 1983 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Joseph Thomas Daley was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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