Joseph Patrick Dougherty (January 11, 1905 – July 9, 1970) was an American prelate of the

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. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State from 1951 to 1969 and as an auxiliary bishop of the

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in California from 1969 to 1970.

Biography

Early life

Joseph Dougherty was born on January 11, 1905, in Kansas City,

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. He attended the

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

in Portland, Oregon and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Dougherty was

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to the priesthood for the Diocese of Seattle on June 14, 1930. In 1930, he was appointed as a professor at

St. Edward Seminary Saint Edward Seminary (sometimes Saint Edward's Seminary) was an institution for developing Catholic priests in the US state of Washington (state), Washington. Dedicated to Edward the Confessor, Saint Edward the Confessor and located in Kenmore, Wa ...

in Kenmore, Washington. He left that position in 1934 to become vice-

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of the diocese. In 1942, Dougherty became chancellor. He was also a diocesan consultor and director of the

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Bishop of Yakima

On July 9, 1951, Dougherty was appointed the first

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of the newly erected Diocese of Yakima by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal

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on September 26, 1951, from Archbishop

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, with Bishops Charles Daniel White and

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serving as co-consecrators. He attended all four sessions of the

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in Rome between 1962 and 1965.

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

On February 5, 1969, Pope Paul VI named Dougherty as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and

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of Altinum.Joseph Dougherty died on July 9, 1970, at age 65. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dougherty, Joseph Patrick 1905 births 1970 deaths People from Kansas City, Kansas Roman Catholic bishops of Yakima American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Participants in the Second Vatican Council University of Portland alumni Saint Patrick's Seminary and University alumni Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle Religious leaders from Kansas Catholics from Kansas