Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Flaherty, J. Louis, Bishop August 9, 1975
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Virginian-Pilot  August  10 & 12, 1975
NORFOLK — Bishop J. Louis Flaherty, 65, recently retired auxiliary bishop of the 
Catholic Diocese in Richmond, died Saturday in De Paul Hospital.
A former pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Norfolk, Bishop Flaherty announced, 
when he retired in March, that he was suffering from lung cancer. He was appointed 
auxiliary bishop in 1966.
A Norfolk native, he served as superintendent of schools for the diocese and 
served churches in Richmond, McLean, and Roanoke before being appointed pastor of 
Blessed Sacrament in 1971.
He attended St. Mary’s Male Academy at Norfolk’s St. Mary’s Church, Blair Junior 
High School, and Maury High School.
He attended Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., and North American College in 
Rome, where he was ordained in 1936.
During World War II, he was awarded the Silver Star for heroism in action. As an 
Army chaplain with the 1st Armored Division in Italy, he went to the aid of 
wounded and dying men under fire.
His warm, easy-going manner allowed him to make friends with children quickly, and 
the affection was mutual.
In recent years, he campaigned for better conditions for migrant workers and their 
children on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Survivors include two brothers, Leo F. Flaherty and Charles E. Flaherty Jr. of 
Norfolk, three nephews, and five nieces.
A funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Blessed Sacrament Church. 
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Flaherty, Bishop J. Louis - In Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday, son of Charles E. 
Flaherty, Sr. and Mary Ferris Flaherty, in the 66th year of his age. A Joyful Mass 
of the Resurrection will be celebrated Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in Blessed Sacrament 
Catholic Church with H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk, in charge. Burial will be 
in St. Mary's Cemetery Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions 
may be made to the cancer fund.

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