Daniel Francis Desmond

Daniel Francis Desmond (April 4, 1884—September 11, 1945) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2] After graduating from St. James High School at Haverhill in 1900, Daniel Desmond studied at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1906.

[1] During World War I, Desmond was a chaplain in the United States Army (with the rank of First Lieutenant) from 1918 to 1919.

[1] Returning from service, he became a curate at St. Clement Parish in Somerville, Massacnusetts, and was later named director of Catholic Charities (1926).

Daniel Desmond died from a heart attack on September 11, 1945, while visiting family in Massachusetts; he was age 61.