Raymond Joseph Gallagher
| Raymond Joseph Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana | |
| In office | 1965—1982 |
| Predecessor | John Carberry |
| Successor | George Avis Fulcher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 25, 1939 |
| Consecration | August 11, 1966 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 19, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | March 7, 1991 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Hugh and Ella (née Reedy) Gallagher |
| Education | Cathedral Latin High School |
| Alma mater | John Carroll University |
Raymond Joseph Gallagher (November 19, 1912 – March 7, 1991) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana.
Raymond Gallagher was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Hugh and Ella (née Reedy) Gallagher. He was educated at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School (1918–26) and Cathedral Latin High School (1926–30). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in 1934, and attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1934 to 1939. He was ordained to the priesthood on March 25, 1939.
Gallagher was a curate at St. Colman Church in Cleveland (1939–44) and a chaplain to the United States Navy during World War II (1944–46). In 1948, he earned a Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University Chicago and became assistant director of diocesan Catholic Charities.Pope Pius XII named him a papal chamberlain in 1955. Between 1958 and 1959, he was a member of the President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Commission on Child Welfare, becoming chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth in 1960. He was general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Charities from 1961 to 1965.
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