William A. Griffin (Roman Catholic bishop)

William Aloysius Griffin (November 20, 1885 – January 1, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trenton from 1940 until his death in 1950.

Griffin was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the eleventh of twelve children of John J. and Catherine (née Lyons) Griffin. One of his brothers, John J. Griffin, was city attorney of Elizabeth and a Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Patrick Church in his native city, and then attended St. Patrick High School, also in Elizabeth. He attended Seton Hall College in South Orange before studying for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary.

Griffin was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Newark on August 15, 1910. His first assignment was as principal of Bayley Hall, a grammar school attached to Seton Hall College. A member of the faculty at Seton Hall for fifteen years, he taught Latin, Greek, and English in the preparatory school before becoming professor of philosophy and English in the college.

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