John A. Duffy

John Aloysius Duffy (October 29, 1884 – September 27, 1944) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse in New York from 1933 to 1937, and as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York from 1937 until his death in 1944. Biography Early life John Duffy was born on October 29, 1884, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Patrick Joseph and Anna Marie (née Smith) Duffy. As a young man, he worked as a boilermaker in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Bayonne. Duffy was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Newark on June 13, 1908. Duffy then served as assistant pastor at the Church of Our Lady of Grace (Hoboken, New Jersey), professor of literature and languages at Seton Hall University, and instructor in Church history at the Newark seminary.Duffy was named a domestic prelate, and served as chancellor and vicar general for the diocese. As vicar general, Monsignor Duffy was instrumental in the establishment of Queen of Angels, the first parish for people of color in the Newark diocese. He was the diocese's apostolic administrator between the death of John O'Connor and the appointment of Thomas Walsh, and served as pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Jersey City.