James Louis Flaherty
James Louis Flaherty was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Richmond from 1966 to 1975.Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, James Flaherty was ordained a priest on December 8, 1936 for the Diocese of Richmond. On August 8, 1966 Pope Paul VI appointed Flaherty as the Titular Bishop of Tabuda and Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond. He was consecrated by Bishop John Russell of Richmond on October 15, 1966. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Vincent Waters of Raleigh and Joseph Hodges of Wheeling. Flaherty served as auxiliary bishop until his death on August 9, 1975 at the age of 65.
