Background
O’Connor, John Joseph was born on June 11, 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas and Catherine (Farrell) O’Connor.
O’Connor, John Joseph was born on June 11, 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas and Catherine (Farrell) O’Connor.
Bachelor of Arts, Seton Hall College, 1873, Master of Arts, 1875. Division at American College, Rome, and University of Louvain, Belgium.
Ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1877. Professor philosophy and theology, Seton Hall College and Seminary, 1878-1895. Pastor Saint Joseph’s, Newark, 1895-1901.
Consecrated bishop of Newark, New Jersey, July 25, 1901.
John Joseph O’Connor has been listed as a noteworthy bishop by Marquis Who's Who.
