Thomas James Conaty

Styles of Thomas James Conaty
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Conaty around 1905

Thomas James Conaty (August 1, 1847 – September 18, 1915) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles (now the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Monterey) from 1903-1915.

Biography

Bishop Conaty was born in the town of Kilnaleck in County Cavan, Ireland, the son of Patrick and Alice Lynch Conaty, aged just two, his family moved to America. He was ordained a priest in December 1872. IN 1880 he was the founding pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Worcester, Massachusetts. He became the rector of The Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1896 and was ordained a bishop in 1901, remaining with the University until his appointment as head of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles in March 1903.

Until its demolition in 2011, CUA's Conaty Hall, a popular freshman residence hall, was named after him. Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School in Los Angeles, California also bears his name.

External links

• Bishop Conaty biography on the Archdiocese of LA website

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by George Thomas Montgomery	Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles 1903–1915	Succeeded by John Joseph Cantwell
Academic offices
Preceded by John Joseph Keane	Rector of CUA 1896–1903	Succeeded by Denis J. O'Connell