Thomas H. McLaughlin

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas Henry McLaughlin
Bishop of Paterson Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Paterson
Successor	Thomas Aloysius Boland
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (1935 to 1937) Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia
Orders
Ordination	July 26, 1904 by Balthasar Kaltner
Consecration	July 25, 1935 by Thomas J. Walsh
Personal details
Born	July 25, 1881 New York City, US
Died	March 17, 1947(1947-03-17) (aged 65)
Education	University of Innsbruck

Thomas Henry McLaughlin (July 25, 1881 – March 17, 1947) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as president of Seton Hall College from 1922 to 1933 and as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey from 1937 until his death in 1947. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of what was then the Diocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1935 to 1937

Biography

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Early life

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Thomas McLaughlin was born in New York City to John and Margaret (née Byrne) McLaughlin. His family later moved to Montclair, New Jersey,

McLaughlin attended St. Francis Xavier College in New York City, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1901.^[1] He then went to the University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Newark by Bishop Balthasar Kaltner on July 26, 1904. McLaughlin earned a doctorate in sacred theology from Innsbruck in 1908.^[2]

Returning to New Jersey, McLaughlin was appointed a professor at Seton Hall College at South Orange in 1908. He served as dean from 1914 until 1922, when he was elected president of Seton Hall and rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary.^[2] He remained as president until 1933 and rector until 1938. He was named a domestic prelate in 1923, and vicar general of the archdiocese in 1933.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

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On May 18, 1935, McLaughlin was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Newark and Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia by Pope Pius XI.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on July 25, 1935, from Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh, with Bishops John A. Duffy and Joseph H. Schlarman serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Paterson

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Pius XI named McLaughlin as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Paterson on December 16, 1937.^[4] He designated St. John the Baptist Church in Patterson as the cathedral.

Thomas McLaughlin remained as Bishop of Paterson until his death on March 17, 1947. He is buried at St. John the Baptist Cathedral Churchyard, Paterson.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Thomas H. McLaughlin papers". Seton Hall University. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. VII. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b "Most Rev. Thomas Henry McLaughlin, S.T.D.", Diocese of Paterson
^ "Bishop Thomas Henry McLaughlin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark July 25, 1935 – December 16, 1937	Succeeded by –
Preceded by none	Bishop of Paterson December 16, 1937 – March 17, 1947	Succeeded by Thomas Aloysius Boland

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Ordinaries	Bishops Thomas Henry McLaughlin Thomas Aloysius Boland James A. McNulty James Johnston Navagh Lawrence B. Casey Frank Joseph Rodimer Arthur J. Serratelli Kevin J. Sweeney
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson Parishes Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, Whippany St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Paterson St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Passaic St. Mary's Church, Wharton/Dover
Education	Colleges Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham Saint Elizabeth University, Convent Station High schools, diocesan DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne Morris Catholic High School, Denville Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta High schools, other Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station Delbarton School, Morristown Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon Saint Vincent Martyr School, Madison Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown High schools, defunct Don Bosco Tech, Paterson (closed 2002) Neumann Prep, Wayne (closed 1990) Paterson Catholic, Paterson (closed 2010) Paul VI, Clifton (closed 1970) Pope Pius XII, Passaic (closed 1983)
Other	Hospitals St. Clare's Hospital, Boonton Township St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark
Bishops	James Roosevelt Bayley Michael Corrigan Winand Wigger John O'Connor
Archbishops	Thomas J. Walsh Thomas Aloysius Boland Peter Leo Gerety Theodore McCarrick John J. Myers Joseph W. Tobin
Coadjutor Archbishop	Bernard Hebda
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Newark
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Parishes	St. Henry's Church, Bayonne Madonna Church, Fort Lee Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bayonne St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City St. Antoninus Church, Newark St. Casimir's Church, Newark St. Columba's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Newark St. Joseph's Church, Newark Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark St. Rocco's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Orange St. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education	Seton Hall University Caldwell University Felician College Saint Peter's University
Seminary	Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
High schools	Bergen County Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale St. Mary High School, Rutherford Essex County Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark St. Vincent Academy, Newark Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange Hudson County Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit Oratory Preparatory School, Summit Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains
Former	Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth Holy Family Academy, Bayonne Marist High School, Bayonne Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Cecilia High School, Englewood
Grade schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark
Auxiliary bishops	Thomas Aloysius Boland Paul Gregory Bootkoski Joseph Arthur Costello Edgar Moreira da Cunha Manuel Aurelio Cruz Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Gaetano Aldo Donato John Joseph Dougherty John Walter Flesey Joseph Abel Francis Robert Francis Garner William A. Griffin Elias R. Lorenzo Dominic Anthony Marconi Justin J. McCarthy Charles James McDonnell James T. McHugh Thomas Henry McLaughlin Jerome Arthur Pechillo David Arias Pérez Michael Angelo Saltarelli Michael A. Saporito Arthur J. Serratelli John M. Smith Martin Walter Stanton Gregory J. Studerus
Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton Charles J. Watters

v t e Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark
Gate of Heaven Cemetery (East Hanover) Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington) Holy Name Cemetery (Jersey City) Mount Olivet Cemetery (Newark) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange) Saint Peter's Cemetery (Jersey City)

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