Bishop Patrick V. Ahern
The Most Reverend Patrick V. Ahern
The Most Reverend Patrick V. Ahern was born on March 8, 1919 in the City of New York.
He was educated at Manhattan College and Cathedral College, New York, NY; St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, NY; Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; and University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
Bishop Ahern was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of New York on January 27, 1945.
He served as Cardinal Spellman's secretary from June 1958 through 1967. On March 19, 1970, Terence Cardinal Cooke ordained Bishop Ahern to the Episcopacy at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York City.
Afterward, Bishop Ahern was appointed Episcopal Vicar for the Bronx and he served until September 1976.
When the vicariate was divided, Bishop Ahern was appointed as Episcopal Vicar for the Northwest Bronx until 1980; moreover, he served as Episcopal Vicar for Staten Island from September 1980 to November 1990.
In 1990, Bishop Ahern was appointed Vicar for Development, and he officially retired on July 1, 1994.
