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Joseph Henry Conroy

Joseph Henry Conroy
Bishop Joseph Henry Conroy.jpg
Born (1858-11-08)November 8, 1858
Died March 20, 1939(1939-03-20) (aged 80)

Joseph Henry Conroy (November 8, 1858 – March 20, 1939) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg from 1921 until his death in 1939.

Joseph Conroy was born in Watertown, New York, and completed his preparatory studies in Canada at the Sulpician College in Montreal, Quebec, and at St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario. Returning to New York, he studied theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in Troy. Conroy was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1881. He was first assigned to the mission at Churubusco, and then served as pastor in Rouses Point. In April 1883 he was named rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg. He became vicar general of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in March 1901, and later a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in October 1905.


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