John Dougherty (bishop)

In 1956, he was awarded a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Notre Dame, then in 1957 a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from St.

In 1962, Dougherty left St. Ann to become professor of ascetical theology at St. Pius X Seminary in Dalton, Pennsylvania.

[1] In 1968 Dougherty was raised to the rank of chaplain of his holiness by Pope Paul VI and named vicar for religious by Bishop J. Carroll McCormick.

[2] As an auxiliary bishop, Dougherty served as rector of the Villa Saint Joseph home for retired priests in Dunmore, Pennsylvania (1995-2004) and as vicar for administration (2004-2009).

[1] In April 2009, Dougherty joined some other American bishops in criticizing the University of Notre Dame's invitation to U.S. President Barack Obama to deliver its commencement speech and receive an honorary degree, given what the bishops termed his "numerous, repeated and extensive anti-life positions".

The victim alleged that she had been molested at age nine by Martin J Fleming, then a priest at Holy Name Parish in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.