William A. Griffin (Roman Catholic bishop)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend William Aloysius Griffin
Bishop of Trenton titular bishop of Sanavo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Trenton
Predecessor	Moses E. Kiley
Successor	George W. Ahr
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark 1938 to 1940
Orders
Ordination	August 15, 1910
Consecration	May 1, 1938 by Thomas J. Walsh
Personal details
Born	November 20, 1885 Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Died	January 2, 1950(1950-01-02) (aged 64) Elizabeth, New Jersey
Education	Seton Hall College Immaculate Conception Seminary

William Aloysius Griffin (November 20, 1885 – January 1, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1940 until his death in 1950. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1938 to 1940.

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Biography

Early life

William Griffin was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the eleventh of twelve children of John J. and Catherine (née Lyons) Griffin.^[1] One of his brothers, John J. Griffin, was city attorney of Elizabeth and a Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly.^[2] He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Patrick Parish in Elizabeth, and then attended St. Patrick High School, also in Elizabeth.^[3] Griffin then attended Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey before studying for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall.^[1]

Priesthood

Griffin was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Newark on August 15, 1910.^[4] His first assignment was as principal of Bayley Hall, a grammar school attached to Seton Hall College.^[5] A member of the faculty at Seton Hall for fifteen years, Griffin taught Latin, Greek, and English in the preparatory school before becoming professor of philosophy and English in the college.^[1]

In December 1924, Griffin was appointed diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.^[5] He later became national treasurer of the same organization in 1935.^[6] From 1929 to 1938, he was pastor of St. Michael Parish in Jersey City, New Jerseu.^[1] He was named a papal chamberlain in 1930.^[6] Griffin also served as administrator of St. John and St. Augustine Parishes in Newark, and state chaplain of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.^[5]

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

On February 26, 1938, Griffin was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark and titular bishop of Sanavo by Pope Pius XI.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1938, from Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh, with Bishops John A. Duffy and Moses E. Kiley serving as co-consecrators, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark.^[4] As an auxiliary bishop, he served as rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary.^[7]

Bishop of Trenton

Following the promotion of Bishop Kiley to Archbishop of Milwaukee, Griffin was named bishop of the Diocese of Trenton on May 21, 1940, by Pope Pius XII.^[4] His installation took place at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on July 23, 1940.^[7]

William Griffin died from a stroke at the home of his brother-in-law and sister in Elizabeth on January 1, 1950, six weeks past his 64th birthday.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GRIFFIN APPOINTED BISHOP OF TRENTON". The New York Times. 1940-05-21.
^ "J.J. GRIFFIN DEAD; JERSEY LAWYER, 68". The New York Times. 1946-09-08.
^ "GRIFFIN CONSECRATED AS AUXILIARY BISHOP". The New York Times. 1938-05-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop William Aloysius Griffin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mgr. Griffin Is Named New Bishop for Newark". The New York Times. 1938-03-04.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b "GRIFFIN ENTHRONED AS TRENTON BISHOP". The New York Times. 1940-07-24.
^ Special to The New York Times (January 2, 1950). "BISHOP W.A. GRIFFIN OF TRENTON IS DEAD / Sixth Head of Catholic See Was Named to Post in 1940— Once Newark Auxiliary". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Moses E. Kiley	Bishop of Trenton 1940–1950	Succeeded by George W. Ahr
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark 1938–1940	Succeeded by –

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
Ordinaries	Bishops Michael J. O'Farrell James A. McFaul Thomas J. Walsh John J. McMahon Moses E. Kiley William A. Griffin George W. Ahr John C. Reiss John M. Smith David M. O'Connell
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Trenton Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold Parishes Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorestown Sacred Heart Church, Trenton Saint Agnes Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Medford Lakes
Education	Primary schools St. Paul's School High schools Donovan Catholic High School, Toms River Mater Dei High School, New Monmouth Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel St. Rose High School, Belmar Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton Primary schools, independent Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart High schools, independent Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton Villa Victoria Academy, Ewing Township Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, Delran
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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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