John Raphael Hagan (February 26, 1890 – September 28, 1946) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland.

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John Hagan was ordained a priest on March 7, 1914. On April 27, 1946 Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Limata and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland. He was consecrated a bishop by Bishop Edward F. Hoban on May 28, 1946. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops James A. McFadden of Youngstown and John P. Treacy of La Crosse. Hagan served as an auxiliary bishop for four months until his death on September 28, 1946, at the age of 56.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop John Raphael Hagan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-09.



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