John Joseph Scanlan (May 24, 1906 – January 31, 1997) was an American Prelate of the

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. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii from 1968 to 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1954 to 1968.

Biography

Early life

John Scanlan was born on May 24, 1906 in Iniscarra in

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. He trained at

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in Dublin. Scanlan was ordained by Bishop John Francis Norton for the

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on June 22, 1930 in Dublin. After his ordination, Scanlan served in pastoral positions at parishes in

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, Berkeley and San Jose. He directed the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men and taught religion in high school.

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Honolulu

On July 8, 1954, Pope Pius XII appointed Scanlan as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu and titular bishop of Cenae. He was consecrated on September 21, 1954 by Archbishop

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. On November 10, 1967, Scanlan was appointed apostolic administrator and took charge of the administration of the diocese. On March 6, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Scanlan as bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu. On June 30, 1981, Scanlan retired but continued to be active as bishop emeritus. John Scanlan died in

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, on January 31, 1997.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlan, John Joseph 1906 births 1997 deaths People from County Cork Alumni of All Hallows College, Dublin Roman Catholic bishops of Honolulu Participants in the Second Vatican Council Irish emigrants to the United States 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States