James Johnston Navagh

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type =

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency. The Most Reverend

| name = James Johnston Navagh

| honorific-suffix =

| title = Bishop of Paterson
titular bishop of Ombi

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| term = February 12, 1963 –
October 2, 1965

| ordination = December 21, 1929

| ordained_by = William Turner

| consecration = September 24, 1953

| consecrated_by = Amleto Giovanni Cicognani

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|04|04}}

| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|10|02|1901|04|04}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

| nationality =

| religion = Roman Catholic

| residence =

| parents = George and Catherine Navagh

| education = Canisius College
Niagara University

| alma_mater =

| predecessor = James A. McNulty

| successor = Lawrence B. Casey

| see = Diocese of Paterson

| other_post = Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh
(1952-1957)
Bishop of Ogdensburg
(1957–1963)

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James Johnston Navagh (April 4, 1901 – October 2, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina (1952-1957), bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in New York (1957–1963) and bishop of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey (1963–1965).

Biography

= Early life =

James Navagh was born on April 4, 1901, in Buffalo, New York to George and Catherine Navagh.{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canisius College in Buffalo and a Master of Arts from Niagara University in Lewiston, New York.

Navagh was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop William Turner for the Diocese of Buffalo on December 21, 1929.{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop James Johnston Navagh|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnavagh.html}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}} After his ordination, Navagh served as a curate at Holy Cross Church in Buffalo. In 1937, he was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Brant, New Youk. Navagh was named the first director of the Missionary Apostolate of the diocese in 1939, and served as pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Fredonia, New York, from 1940 to 1942.

= Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh =

On July 29, 1952, Navagh was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh and titular bishop of Ombi by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on September 24, 1952, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Raymond Kearney and James H. Griffiths serving as co-consecrators.

= Bishop of Ogdensburg =

Navagh was named the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg by Piux XII on May 8, 1957. He founded Mater Dei College in Ogdensburg in 1960.{{Cite web|title=Brief History of the Diocese|url=https://northcountrycatholic.org/welcome/history.html|access-date=2022-02-18|website=North Country Catholic}}

= Bishop of Paterson =

On February 12, 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed Navagh to succeed James A. McNulty as the fourth bishop of the diocese of Paterson.

James Navagh died on October 2, 1965, from a heart attack in Rome while attending the Second Vatican Council; he was age 64.{{cite news |title=Many From North Country To Attend Bishop Navagh Funeral Mass In Paterson |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010004/1965-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/ |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=North Country Catholic |date=1965-10-10}}