John Joseph Dougherty (September 16, 1907 – March 20, 1986) was a

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of the

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in the

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. He served as an

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of the

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from 1963 to 1982. He was president of Seton Hall University from 1959 to 1969.

Biography

Born in

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, John Dougherty was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark on July 23, 1933. On November 17, 1962

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appointed him as the

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of ''Cotenna'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Thomas Boland on January 24, 1963. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop James McNulty of Paterson and Newark Auxiliary Bishop

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. Dougherty attended two of the four sessions of the

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(1962–1965). He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by

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on September 18, 1982. He died at the age of 78 on March 20, 1986.

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1907 births 1986 deaths Clergy from Jersey City, New Jersey 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council Catholics from New Jersey {{US-RC-bishop-stub