Bernard Joseph Flanagan | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
See | Diocese of Worcester |
Appointed | August 8, 1959 |
Installed | September 24, 1959 |
Term ended | March 31, 1983 |
Predecessor | John Joseph Wright |
Successor | Timothy Joseph Harrington |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Norwich |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 8, 1931 by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
Consecration | November 30, 1953 by Edward Francis Ryan, Vincent Stanislaus Waters, and John Patrick Cody |
Personal details | |
Born | Proctor, Vermont, US | March 31, 1908
Died | January 28, 1998 Worcester, Massachusetts, US | (aged 89)
Buried | St. John Cemetery |
Education | College of the Holy Cross Pontifical North American College Catholic University of America |
Motto | Respice ad Mariam (Look to Mary) |
Styles of Vincent Joseph Hines | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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).