Maurice F. McAuliffe
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The Most Reverend Maurice Francis McAuliffe, D.D. was born January 15, 1875 in Hartford, Connecticut and was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford from 1934 to 1944.
Bishop McAuliffe was ordained a priest on July 29, 1900; consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford on April 28, 1926; and appointed Bishop of Hartford April 25, 1934. He died on December 15, 1944.[1]
McAuliffe Hall on the campus of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut is named in honor of Bishop McAuliffe, who sanctioned the creation of the University in 1941. The Knight of Columbus Council 3181 - Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe in Windsor, Connecticut is also named in his honor.
