James Patrick Mahoney (New York bishop)

His Excellency, Most Reverend James P. Mahoney
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Church	Catholic Church
See	Titular See of Ipagro
Appointed	July 25, 1972
In office	September 15, 1972 - May 10, 1997
Orders
Ordination	May 19, 1951
Consecration	September 15, 1972 by Terence Cooke
Personal details
Born	August 16, 1925 Kingston, New York
Died	June 1, 2002(2002-06-01) (aged 76) New York, New York
Motto	To be rich in faith

James Patrick Mahoney (August 16, 1925 – June 1, 2002) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church in the United States . He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1972 to 1997.

Biography

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Early life

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Jame Mahoney was born on August 16, 1925 in Kingston, New York. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New York in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan by Cardinal Francis Spellman on May 19, 1951.^[1] In 1971, Mahoney was appointed as vicar general for the archdiocese.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of New York

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Pope Paul VI appointed Mahoney as titular bishop of Ipagro and an auxiliary bishop of New York on July 25, 1972. He was consecrated bishop in St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Terence Cooke on September 15, 1972. The principal co-consecrators were Coadjutor Archbishop John Maguire of New York and Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Ahern.^[1]

Retirement and legacy

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Mahoney continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on May 10, 1997. He died of cancer in Calvary Hospital in the Bronx on June 1, 2002, at age 76. He was buried in Assumption Cemetery in Cortlandt, New York.^[1]^[3]^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop James Patrick Mahoney". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
^ ^a ^b "James P. Mahoney -- Roman Catholic Bishop, 76". The New York Times. 2002-06-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of New York 1972–1997	Succeeded by –

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