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John Francis O'Hern (June 4, 1874 – May 22, 1933) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Rochester from 1929 until his death in 1933.

Biography

Early life

One of ten children, John O'Hern was born in Olean, New York, to Patrick and Ellen (née Casey) O'Hern. Three of his brothers also entered the priesthood, and another served in the field staff of General John J. Pershing during World War I. After graduating from Olean High School, John O'Hern attended St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary and St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester.

In 1897, O'Hern was sent to Rome to study at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, later earning a Doctor of Divinity degree from the College of Propaganda.

Priesthood

was ordained a priest in Rome for the Diocese of Rochester by Cardinal Pietro Respighi in Rome on February 17, 1901. Upon his return to Rochester, he was named curate at Immaculate Conception Parish and later at St. Patrick's Cathedral Parish, where he became pastor in 1908. O'Hern became pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Rochester in 1921, and vicar general of the diocese in 1922.

Bishop of Rochester

On January 4, 1929, O'Hern was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Rochester by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on March 9, 1929, from Cardinal Patrick Hayes, with Archbishop Edward Hanna and Bishop Thomas O'Reilly serving as co-consecrators. During his tenure, he worked toward establishing ecumenical ties with non-Catholics and promoting numerous associations of the laity. He supported the Community Chest and Red Cross, and provided chaplains for Catholics attending secular colleges in the diocese.

John O'Hern died in Rochester on May 22, 1933, at age 58.

References

1. ^ "Most Rev. John Francis O'Hern". Olean Times Herald. 1933-05-23.
2. ^ "Bishop John Francis O'Hern". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
3. ^ "Diocesan History". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05.

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Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard John McQuaid Thomas Francis Hickey John Francis O'Hern Edward Mooney James E. Kearney Fulton J. Sheen Joseph Lloyd Hogan Matthew H. Clark Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor bishop Thomas Francis Hickey Auxiliary bishops Lawrence B. Casey John Edgar McCafferty Dennis Walter Hickey
Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester Parishes Immaculate Conception Church, Rochester Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester St. Charles Borromeo Church, Greece St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Bloomfield Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, Rochester St. Mary's Church, Rochester Saint Michael's Church, Rochester St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex, Lima Former parishes Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex, Greece St. Joseph's Church and Rectory, Rochester
Education	Seminary St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Pittsford Former seminary Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester High schools The Aquinas Institute of Rochester Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit McQuaid Jesuit High School, Brighton Notre Dame High School, Elmira Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, Brighton Former high schools Academy of the Sacred Heart, Rochester Cardinal Mooney High School, Greece DeSales High School, Geneva Holy Family High School, Auburn Mount Carmel High School, Auburn Nazareth Academy, Rochester St. Agnes High School, Rochester St. Anthony of Padua High School, Watkins Glen St. Joseph's Business High School, Rochester
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• 1874 births
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• People from Olean, New York
• 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
• Catholics from New York (state)