Michael Joseph Begley


Michael Joseph Begley
Bishop of Charlotte
SeeDiocese of Charlotte
In officeJanuary 12, 1972
May 29, 1984
SuccessorJohn Francis Donoghue
Orders
OrdinationMay 26, 1934
by Thomas Michael O'Leary
ConsecrationJanuary 12, 1972
by Luigi Raimondi
Personal details
Born(1909-02-12)February 12, 1909
DiedFebruary 9, 2002(2002-02-09) (aged 92)
High Point, North Carolina, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationMount St. Mary's College
University of North Carolina
MottoDiligimus Fratres
("We have loved the brethren")

Michael Joseph Begley (March 12, 1909 – February 9, 2002) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte in North Carolina, serving from 1972 until 1984.