Timothy Joseph Harrington

Timothy Joseph Harrington (December 19, 1918 – March 23, 1997) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church.

[1] Harrington was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts by Bishop Thomas O'Leary on January 19, 1946.

That year, Harrington became chaplain at Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester, Massachusetts and began work with Catholic Charities.

[1] Harrington was appointed as the third bishop of Worcester by Pope John Paul II on September 1, 1983.

[2] Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Harrington submitted his letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester to John Paul II in December 1993.