James John Hogan (October 17, 1911 – June 14, 2005) was an American

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of the

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who served as the sixth bishop of the

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in Pennsylvania (1966–1986). He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey (1959–1966).

Biography

Early life

Hogan was born in

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, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Camden,

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, at a young age. After graduating from

Camden Catholic High School Camden Catholic High School (CCHS) is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic high school, located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in Cherry Hill, Camden County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school operates ...

in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he studied at St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland. Hogan then entered St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and afterwards the

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in Rome. While in Rome, Hogan was

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to the priesthood by Bishop

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on December 8, 1937.

Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton

On November 27, 1959, Hogan was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Trenton and

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of Philomelium by

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. He received his

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on February 25, 1960, from Bishop George W. Ahr, with Bishops James A. McNulty and James Griffiths serving as

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Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown

Hogan was named bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown by

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on May 23, 1966; he was installed on July 6, 1966.

Retirement and legacy

On October 17, 1986, Pope John Paul II accepted Hogan's resignation as bishop of Altoona-Johnstown. In 1994, Hogan was found liable for the actions of a Catholic pedophile priest, Francis Luddy. The jury found that the diocese and Hogan "knew that (Luddy) had a propensity for pedophilic behavior." Evidence and testimony are amply demonstrated. The diocese and Hogan were "negligent in retaining him (Luddy) and his activities." The diocese paid $1.2 million in damages initially, and an additional $1 million award is pending. James Hogan died on June 14, 2005, at Garvey Manor Nursing Home in

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, at age 93. On March 1, 2016, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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announced that as bishop, Hogan was at the forefront of a major cover-up scandal involving the sexual assault of hundreds of children by diocese priests.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hogan, James John 1911 births 2005 deaths Camden Catholic High School alumni St. Charles College alumni St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni Clergy from Philadelphia Participants in the Second Vatican Council People from Camden, New Jersey Catholics from New Jersey 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States