Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.,
Archbishop Emeritus
1992-2003
Ad Oboediendum Fidei
(For Obedience of Faith)

• Ordained December 20, 1952
• Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston June 10, 1968
• Consecrated September 12, 1968
• Appointed Bishop of Fall River October 30, 1970
• Installed December 16, 1970
• Appointed Archbishop of Hartford December 10, 1991
• Installed January 28, 1992
• Retired December 18, 2003

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Most Reverend John F. Whealon, D.D., S.S.L., S.T.L.
1969-1991
Vox Clamantis In Deserto
(A Voice Crying In the Desert)

• Born January 15, 1921 in Barberton, Ohio
• Ordained May 26, 1945
• Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland June 2, 1961
• Appointed Bishop of Erie November 30, 1966
• Appointed Archbishop of Hartford December 28, 1968
• Died August 2, 1991

Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien, D.D.
1945-1968
Christus Crescat
(May Christ Increase)

• Born July 21, 1896 in New Haven, Connecticut
• Ordained July 8, 1923
• Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford May 14, 1940
• Appointed Ninth Bishop of Hartford April 7, 1945
• Appointed Archbishop of Hartford August 6, 1953
• Resigned 1968
• Died July 23, 1976

Former Bishops

Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe, D.D.
1934-1944
In Caritate Dei
(In Love of God)

• Born June 17, 1875, in Hartford, Connecticut
• Ordained July 29, 1900
• Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford April 28, 1926
• Appointed Bishop of Hartford April 25, 1934
• Died December 15, 1944

Most Reverend John Joseph Nilan, D.D.
1910-1934
Dominus Firmamentum Meum
(The Lord is My Foundation)

• Born August 1, 1855 in Newburyport, Massachusetts
• Ordained December 2, 1878
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford April 28, 1910
• Died April 13, 1934

Most Reverend Michael Tierney, D.D.
1894-1908
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born September 29, 1839 in Ballylooby, County Tipperary, Ireland
• Ordained May 26, 1866
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford February 22, 1894
• Died October 5, 1908

Most Reverend Lawrence S. McMahon, D.D.
1879-1893
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born December 26, 1835 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Ordained March 24, 1860
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford August 10, 1879
• Died August 21, 1893

Most Reverend Thomas Galberry, O.S.A, D.D.
1876-1878
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born May 28, 1833 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
• Ordained December 20, 1856
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford March 19, 1876
• Died October 10, 1878

Most Reverend Francis P. McFarland, D.D.
1858-1874
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born April 4, 1819 in Waynesville, Pennsylvania
• Ordained May 18, 1845
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford March 14, 1858
• Died October 12, 1874

Most Reverend Bernard O'Reilly, D.D.
1850-1856
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born March 1, 1803 in Cunnareen, County Longford, Ireland
• Ordained October 15, 1831
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford November 10, 1850
• Perished at sea January 1856

Most Reverend William Tyler, D.D.
1844-1849
Spes Nostra
(Our Hope)

• Born June 5, 1806 in Derby, Vermont
• Ordained June 3, 1829
• Consecrated Bishop of Hartford March 17, 1844
• Died June 18, 1849