Background
Donovan, John Anthony was born on August 5, 1911 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Jay and Mary C. (O'Rourke) Donovan.
Donovan, John Anthony was born on August 5, 1911 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Jay and Mary C. (O'Rourke) Donovan.
Bachelor of Arts, Sacred Heart Seminary, 1932; postgraduate, N.A. College, Rome, 1936; Juris Canonici Licentiatus, Pontifical Athenaeum of Lateran, Rome, 1947; Doctor of Laws, University Detroit, 1952.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1935; domestic prelate, Roman Catholic Church, 1949; pastor, St. Aloysius' Church, Detroit, also chancellor Archdiocese of Detroit, 1951-1958; pastor, St. Veronica's Church, East Detroit, 1958-1967; Titular Bishop of, Rhasus and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, 1954-1967; vicar general, Archdiocese of Detroit, 1959-1967; bishop of, Toledo, 1967-1981.