John Joseph Graham
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
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John Joseph Graham (September 11, 1913—August 4, 2000) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1964 to 1988.
John Graham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of seven children of James and Margaret Graham. His parents were Irish immigrants from County Antrim. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Michael's Church in his native city. He then attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School, also in Philadelphia.
Graham began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook. He continued his studies at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, where he earned a doctorate in theology.
On February 26, 1938, Graham was ordained a priest by Archbishop Luigi Traglia at the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome. Following his return to Pennsylvania, he served as a curate at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Glenside from 1939 to 1940. He then taught at Roman Catholic High School for Boys in Philadelphia for five years before serving as a curate at St. George Church in Glenolden (1945–46).
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