Born at Buffalo, New York, April 4, 1901; Ordained a priest, December 21, 1929; Ordained Titular Bishop of Ombi and Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, September 24, 1952; Appointed Seventh Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, May 2, 1957; Appointed Fourth Bishop of Paterson, February 12, 1963; Died at Rome, October 2, 1965: Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.