Bernard Joseph Flanagan


Bernard Joseph Flanagan
Bishop of Worcester
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeDiocese of Worcester
AppointedAugust 8, 1959
InstalledSeptember 24, 1959
Term endedMarch 31, 1983
PredecessorJohn Joseph Wright
SuccessorTimothy Joseph Harrington
Previous post(s)Bishop of Norwich
Orders
OrdinationDecember 8, 1931
by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
ConsecrationNovember 30, 1953
by Edward Francis Ryan, Vincent Stanislaus Waters, and John Patrick Cody
Personal details
Born(1908-03-31)March 31, 1908
DiedJanuary 28, 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 89)
Worcester, Massachusetts, US
BuriedSt. John Cemetery
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross
Pontifical North American College
Catholic University of America
MottoRespice ad Mariam
(Look to Mary)
Styles of
Vincent Joseph Hines
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Bernard Joseph Flanagan (March 31, 1908 – January 28, 1998) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut (1953–1959) and as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in Massachusetts (1959–1983).