Born at New York, New York, July 15, 1881; Ordained a priest, July 26, 1904; Ordained Titular Bishop of Nisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, July 25, 1935; Appointed First Bishop of Paterson, December 16, 1937; Died at Paterson, March 17, 1947 Buried at St. John the Baptist Cathedral Churchyard, Paterson.