Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (June 28, 1905 – October 26, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in California from 1969 to 1980.
Donohoe was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1930.[2] He then served as a professor at St. Patrick Seminary (1930–42) and editor of The Monitor (1942 to 1947).[1] He became known as a prominent Catholic labor activist.[3]
Pope Paul VI appointed Donohoe on August 22, 1969, as bishop of the Diocese of Fresno.[2]
On July 1, 1980, Pope John Paul II accepted Donohoe's resignation as bishop of Fresno.[2] Hugh Donohoe died in Fresno, California, on October 26, 1987, at age 82.
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^ abCurtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.