Thomas James Conaty

Styles of Thomas James Conaty

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

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

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Thomas James Conaty was born in the town of Kilnaleck in County Cavan, Ireland, the son of Patrick and Alice Lynch, and moved with his family moved to America when he was two years old. He was ordained a priest on December 21, 1872 for the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. In 1880 he was the founding pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Rectorate

Conaty became the rector of The Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1896. As the university's second rector, Conaty developed a relationship with the Society of St. Sulpice, which eventually founded the University's national seminary, Theological College. Prompted by the Spanish–American War, he supported academic accommodations for men who needed time away from their studies to serve in the military. He was ordained Titular Bishop of Samos on November 24, 1901 at the Baltimore Cathedral. The principal consecrator was James Gibbons, Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore, with the principal co-consecrators being Camillus Paul Maes, Bishop of Covington, Kentucky and Thomas Daniel Beaven, Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts.^[1]

Catholic University's Conaty Hall, a popular freshman residence hall, was named after him and stood on the south end of campus until its demolition in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles

Conaty remained with the University until his appointment as head of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles on March 27, 1903.^[1]

One of his major interests was Catholic education and preservation of the California Missions. He organized the St. Vincent de Paul Society in 1904 and acquired The Tidings as the official diocesan publication. During Bishop Conaty's episcopate, the total population doubled, the number of priests in the diocese increased to 229, and many religious women were serving the diocese in education, hospitals and orphanages.^[2] He served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles until his death on September 18, 1915.^[1]

Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School in Los Angeles, California bears his name.

References

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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 The Catholic University of America 1896–1903	Succeeded by Denis J. O'Connell

v t e Presidents and Rectors of Catholic University of America
Keane (1887–96) Conaty (1896–1903) O'Connell (1903–09) Shahan (1909–27) Ryan (1928–35) Corrigan (1936–42) McCormick (1943–53) McEntegart (1953–57) McDonald (1957–67) Walton (1969–78) Pellegrino (1978–82) Byron (1982–92) Ellis (1992–98) O'Connell (1998–2010) Garvey (2010–2022) Kilpatrick (2022- )

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California
Ordinaries	Bishop of Two Californias Francisco García Diego y Moreno José Maria González Rubio Bishop of Monterey Joseph Sadoc Alemany Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell Bishop of Monterey-Fresno John Bernard MacGinley Philip George Scher Aloysius Joseph Willinger Bishop of Monterey in California Harry Anselm Clinch Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Sylvester Donovan Ryan Richard John Garcia Daniel E. Garcia
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo Parishes List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission San Juan Bautista Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission San Miguel Arcángel Holy Cross Church (the former Mission Santa Cruz)
Education	High schools Mission College Preparatory High School, San Luis Obispo Notre Dame High School, Salinas Palma High School, Salinas Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School, Watsonville Santa Catalina School, Monterey
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

v t e Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno
Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell
Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell
Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez
Auxiliary bishops, current	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Marc Vincent Trudeau Albert Bahhuth Matthew Elshoff Brian Nunes Slawomir Szkredka
Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Robert Barron Joseph Brennan Thomas John Curry Edward W. Clark Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno David O'Connell Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Alexander Salazar Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Oscar Azarcon Solis John J. Ward Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann
Priests who became bishops	Michael Patrick Driscoll Justin Rigali
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Deanery 13 (Westside) Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 15 (Downtown/South) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Precious Blood Catholic Church St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood) St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish mission La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Note: This is not a Spanish mission, but rather, a parish church.)
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka St. Mel, Woodland Hills Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace) All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra) All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente) Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood) Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk) Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach)
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria) La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges Loyola Marymount University Mount St. Mary's University High schools Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights Cathedral HS (Boys) Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls) Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys) Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls) Notre Dame Acad. (Girls) St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls) St. Monica Catholic HS, Santa Monica Verbum Dei HS, Watts (Boys) High schools, closed Daniel MS, Los Angeles
San Fernando Pastoral Region	High schools Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge Louisville HS, Woodland Hills Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks Paraclete HS, Lancaster Providence HS, Burbank St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City High schools, closed Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Holy Family HS, Glendale
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	High schools Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente Damien HS, La Verne Salesian HS, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello La Salle College Prep., Pasadena Mayfield Senior, Pasadena St. Monica Acad., Montrose Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	High schools St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey Junipero Serra HS, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony HS, Long Beach Don Bosco HS, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance Universities and colleges, closed Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools, closed Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop García Diego HS, Santa Barbara La Reina HS, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria Santa Clara HS, Oxnard Villanova Prep., Ojai

Hospitals and cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region

Hospitals	Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica
Cemeteries	Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

San Fernando
Pastoral Region

Cemeteries	San Fernando Mission Cemetery

San Gabriel
Pastoral Region

Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

San Pedro
Pastoral Region

Santa Barbara
Pastoral Region

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