| His Excellency The Most Reverend James Thomas Gibbons Hayes S.J., D.D. |
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| First Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro | |
The Most Reverend James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J., D.D. the first Bishop and Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro First President of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan |
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| Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cagayan de Oro |
| See | Cagayan de Oro |
| Enthroned | 29 June 1951 |
| Reign ended | 13 October 1970 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C., D.D. |
| Other posts | Former Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus Titular Archbishop of Gabii (resigned) Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus First Bishop of Cagayan de Oro Founder of Lourdes College (1928) and Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (1933) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1921 (as priest (under the Society of Jesus)) |
| Consecration | 18 June 1933 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1889 New York City |
| Died | March 28, 1980 (aged 91) Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
| Buried | St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral |
James T. G. Hayes, S.J., D.D. is the First Bishop and Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro.[1] He established the Ateneo de Cagayan which is known today as Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan and Lourdes College. A road going to the City Hall of Cagayan de Oro is named after him.
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes |
| Consecrator of | |
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| Bishop | Date of consecration |
| Clovis Joseph Thibault, P.M.E. | February 11, 1955 |
| Charles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. | June 21, 1955 |
| Styles of James Thomas Gibbons Hayes |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Preceded by None (Official Created) |
Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro 1933– 1971 |
Succeeded by Patrick Cronin |