Stephen Joseph Donahue

The Most Reverend Stephen Joseph Donahue (December 10, 1893 – August 17, 1982) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1934 to 1972.

Stephen Donahue was born in New York City, the fifth of ten children of Thomas P. and Dorothy (née Rentz) Donahue. His father was born in England to Irish parents, and his mother was born in Germany. He received his early education at the parochial school of Holy Name Church, run by the Christian Brothers. He was encouraged by one of his teachers to enter the priesthood. After graduating from Holy Name School in 1906, he attended Cathedral College. He received the Cardinal's Medal for general excellence upon his graduation; the award was presented to him by the college's president, Father Patrick Joseph Hayes (who later became Archbishop of New York in 1919).

He entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers in 1912. A year later, he won a scholarship to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he studied for five years. While in Rome, Donahue was ordained a priest by Cardinal Basilio Pompilj on May 22, 1918.

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