David Monas Maloney

David Monas Maloney (March 15, 1912 – February 15, 1995) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[1] After graduating from Littleton High School, Maloney studied at the University of Colorado (1929–1930) and at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933.

[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 4, 1961, from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Bishops Urban Vehr and Hubert Newell serving as co-consecrators.

[3] In 1969, he joined other Catholic bishops in Kansas in opposing changes in state law that proposed allowing physicians to perform abortions in licensed and accredited hospitals.

[4] On July 16, 1982, Pope John Paul II accepted Maloney's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita.