John Joseph Mulcahy


John Joseph Mulcahy
Church
ArchdioceseBoston
Orders
OrdinationMay 6, 1948
by Richard Cushing
ConsecrationFebruary 11, 1975
by Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Personal details
Born(1922-06-26)June 26, 1922
DiedApril 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 71)
Salem, Massachusetts, US
MottoCome Lord Jesus

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.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1947, for the Archdiocese of Boston by Cardinal Richard Cushing.[2]

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.[2][1]

Mulcahy resigned as auxiliary bishop of Boston on July 21, 1992. He died in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 29, 1994[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop John Joseph Mulcahy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Auxiliary bishops". www.thebostonpilot.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.