John Patrick Treacy

John Patrick Treacy (July 23, 1891 – October 11, 1964) was an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on December 8 1918 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio. infobox bishopstyles
name=John Treacy
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |He was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse on August 22 1945, and was ordained a Roman Catholic bishop on October 2 1945.

Bishop Treacy became the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse on August 25 1948, upon the death of Bishop Alexander Joseph McGavick. Bishop Treacy died in La Crosse, Wisconsin. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btreacy.html Bishop John Patrick Treacy [Catholic-Hierarchy ] ] Bishop Treacy was the founder of Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse; he was also the builder of the new Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman in La Crosse. [ [http://www.cathedralsjworkman.org Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman - Main Picture ] ]

Bishop Treacy also ordered the closing of the Necedah Shrine of Mrs. Mary Van Hoof in 1950. [ [http://www.unitypublishing.com/Apparitions/Necedah.html The Newsletter of Discernment ] ]

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