Retired Bishop James J. Hogan of Altoona-Johnstown dies at 93

Published: 2005-06-15

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (CNS) -- Retired Bishop James J. Hogan of Altoona-Johnstown died June 14 at his residence in the Garvey Manor Nursing Home in Hollidaysburg. He was 93. His funeral Mass was scheduled for noon June 22 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, with interment to follow in the crypt chapel of the cathedral. Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia was to celebrate the Mass. In a statement, Bishop Joseph V. Adamec of Altoona-Johnstown said Bishop Hogan headed the diocese during "times of transition and challenge" and met those challenges "with faith, gentleness, humility and hope." The sixth bishop of the diocese, James John Hogan was born in Philadelphia on Oct. 17, 1911. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Camden, N.J. Following his education at Camden Catholic High School, he attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Md.; St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore; and North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., on Dec. 8, 1937, at North American College.

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