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James Martin Hayes

The Most Reverend
James Hayes
Archbishop of Halifax
Church Latin Church
See Halifax
In office 1967–1990
Predecessor Joseph Gerald Berry
Successor Austin-Emile Burke
Orders
Ordination June 15, 1947
Personal details
Born (1924-05-27)May 27, 1924
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died August 2, 2016(2016-08-02) (aged 92)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

James Martin Hayes (May 27, 1924 – August 2, 2016) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hayes was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and ordained a priest on June 15, 1947. He was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Halifax, as well as titular bishop of Reperi, on February 5, 1965, and consecrated on April 20, 1965. Hayes participated at the Second Vatican Council. Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of the Archdiocese of Halifax on June 22, 1967. He was known as a leader in liturgical renewal. He resigned on November 6, 1990, and died on August 2, 2016, in a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 92.



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