Joseph Francis Donnelly (May 1, 1909 – June 30, 1977) was a

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. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford from 1965 to 1977.

Biography

Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Donnelly was ordained a priest on June 29, 1934, for the Diocese of Hartford. On November 9, 1964

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appointed him as the

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of ''Nabala'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford. He was consecrated a bishop by Henry O'Brien, Archbishop of Hartford, on January 28, 1965. The principal co-consecrators were Vincent Hines,

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, and John Hackett, Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford. Donnelly was an ardent supporter of farm laborers and served as the Chairman of the Bishop's Committee on Farm Labor. He also spent 20 years on the Connecticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration with fifteen of those years as its chairman. He served as Hartford's auxiliary bishop until his death on June 30, 1977, at the age of 68.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
1909 births 1977 deaths Religious leaders from Norwich, Connecticut 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Roman Catholic auxiliary bishops of Hartford Catholics from Connecticut {{US-RC-bishop-stub