John Joseph Scanlan

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Memorial stone above the crypt of Msgr. Scanlan in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu

John Joseph Scanlan (May 24, 1906-January 31, 1997) was the second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu in the United States.

Born in Iniscarra in County Cork, Ireland, Scanlan was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1930 for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.^{[citation needed]}

On July 8, 1954, Scanlan was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu and Titular Bishop of Cenae. On September 21 of that year, Scanlan was officially ordained to the episcopacy. On November 10, 1967, Scanlan was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Honolulu and took charge of the administration of the diocese.

On March 6, 1968, he was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu. On June 30, 1981, Scanlan retired but continued active ministry as Bishop Emeritus. He died in California^{[citation needed]} on January 31, 1997 and was buried in the crypt at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace alongside the remains of missionary Bishop Louis Maigret.^{[citation needed]}