James John Hogan
Male, Person
1911 –
Who is James John Hogan?
James John Hogan was the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown.
Hogan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Camden, New Jersey, at a young age. After graduating from Camden Catholic High School, he studied at St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland; St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore; and Pontifical North American College in Rome. While in Rome, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 8, 1937.
On November 27, 1959, Hogan was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton and Titular Bishop of Philomelium by Pope John XXIII. He received his episcopal consecration on February 25, 1960 from Bishop George W. Ahr, with Bishops James A. McNulty and James Griffiths serving as co-consecrators.
He was named Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown on May 23, 1966, and installed on the following July 6.
In 1994, James J. Hogan was found liable for the actions of a Catholic pedophile priest, Father Francis Luddy, The jury found that the diocese and Bishop Hogan "knew that had a propensity for pedophilic behavior." Evidence and testimony are amptly demonstrated. The diocese and Hogan were "negligent in retaining him and his activities."
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- Born
- Oct 17, 1911
Philadelphia - Education
- St. Charles College, Maryland
- Died
- Apr 18, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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