William Hafey

The Most Reverend William Joseph Hafey
Personal details
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Ordination history of William Hafey
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Michael Joseph Curley (Baltimore)
Date of consecration	June 24, 1925
Bishops consecrated by William Hafey as principal consecrator
Martin John O'Connor	January 27, 1943
Henry Klonowski	July 2, 1947

William Joseph Hafey (March 19, 1888 – May 12, 1954) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Raleigh (1925–1937) and Bishop of Scranton (1938–1954).

Biography

Early life and education

William Hafey was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts, to James and Catherine (née Mulcahy) Hafey.^[1] He attended Holy Cross College in Worcester, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1909.^[1] From 1909 to 1910, he studied at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.^[1] He then attended Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.^[1]

Ordination and ministry

Hafey was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1914.^[2] He then served as a curate at St. Joseph's Church in Baltimore until 1920, when he became chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.^[1]

Bishop of Raleigh

On April 6, 1925, Hafey was appointed the first Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, by Pope Pius XI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 24 from Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley, with Bishops Thomas Michael O'Leary and Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M., serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

Bishop of Scranton

Bishop Hafey was named Coadjutor Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Titular Bishop of Appia on October 2, 1937.^[2] He later succeeded the late Thomas Charles O'Reilly as the fourth Bishop of Scranton on March 25, 1938.^[2] He created new parishes, multiplied the number of buildings, and increased the number of priests and religious.^[3] He was also dedicated to social needs such as education, health care, and youth activities.^[3]

He later died at age 66. A former Hazleton high school was named Bishop Hafey High School in his memory.

In 1958, the newly established Knights of Columbus Bishop Hafey Council 4507, of High Point, North Carolina, was named in memory of Bishop William Joseph Hafey. At that time, High Point was part of the Diocese of Raleigh. Since its creation in 1971, the Diocese of Charlotte has included High Point.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947). The American Catholic Who's Who. VII. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop William Joseph Hafey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 "Bishop William J. Hafey: 1937-1954". Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Charles O'Reilly	Bishop of Scranton 1938–1954	Succeeded by Jerome Daniel Hannan
Preceded by None	Bishop of Raleigh 1925–1937	Succeeded by Eugene J. McGuinness

Diocese of Scranton

Bishops	Ordinaries William O'Hara Michael John Hoban Thomas Charles O'Reilly William Joseph Hafey Jerome Daniel Hannan Joseph Carroll McCormick John Joseph O'Connor James Clifford Timlin Joseph Francis Martino Joseph Charles Bambera Auxiliary Bishops Andrew James Louis Brennan Martin John O'Connor Henry Theophilus Klonowski James Clifford Timlin Francis X. DiLorenzo John M. Dougherty Diocesan priests who became bishops Joseph R. Kopacz

Churches	Cathedral St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton Basilica Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann, Scranton Parishes St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex, Hazleton St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin Parishes, former St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre

Education	Higher education King's College Marywood University Misericordia University University of Scranton High schools Holy Cross High School, Dunmore Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton St. John Neumann Regional Academy High School, Williamsport High schools, closed South Scranton Catholic High School

Miscellany	St. Stanislaus Institute, Newport Township

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Diocese of Raleigh

Ordinaries	Bishops William Joseph Hafey Eugene J. McGuinness Vincent Stanislaus Waters F. Joseph Gossman Michael Francis Burbidge

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, Wilmington Parishes St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cary St. Paul's Church, New Bern St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Raleigh

Education	High Schools John Paul II Catholic High School, Greenville Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh St. Thomas More Academy, Raleigh

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