One of his fellow "ordinary miners", John Mackay, would spearhead the building of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament starting in 1887.

[2][3] After four years of prospecting, Manogue earned enough money to pay his tuition at Saint Sulpice Seminary, Paris.

[2][3] While at Saint Sulpice, Manogue admired its church; he would use it as a model for his future diocesan cathedral.

[3] Patrick Manogue died in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament rectory in Sacramento on February 27, 1895.

[15] Because of his pioneering work in Nevada, Bishop Manogue High School in Reno was dedicated in his name.

Manogue was portrayed by Steve Cochran in the western television series Death Valley Days episode The Westside of Heaven, which aired on March 1, 1964.