Evening star., 1926-11-14
HOBAN DIES;
AIDED MINE PEACE
Member of Red Cross ExeCu-
tive Committee Was Noted
for Work in Strike.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, November 13.--
Bishop Nj. j. Hoban of the Scranton
Catholic diocese died shortly before
9 O'Clock tonight of pneumonia. He
had been i'll since Sunday. Earlier in
the night priests and nuns had gath
cred at his bedside and offered prayers
when physicians said he could not
recover. Bishop Hoban was 7S years
old.
lie had been bishop of the Scranton
diocese for 80 years. coming here
from Ashley, Pa, where the formerly
was pastor of st. Leo's Church.
Right Rev. Michael John Hoban.
bishop Of the Catholic diocese OF
Scranton, Pa, gained wide prominence
because of his activities in behalf of
the miners in the anthracite coal
regions, by whom he was regarded
as welfare as we'll as a spiritual
leader. His interest in the miners
was second only to that In his church
and diocese and his relations with the
coal workers were such that his in
fluence had a beneficial effect upon
the lives of people of many faiths.
Bishop HOpan frequently was called
upon by the miners for advice and aid
in their disputes with the operators
and several times he was credited with
bringing the two sides together In
amicable agreement, generally favor
able to the miners. The confidence
of the miners in the bishop was such
that even at times when they did not
agree with his suggestions they ac-
cepted them, knowing that he was
acting not only for their interests. but
for the general good of their depend
ents. Bishop lIoban was an active
nf bn NV hive
cite region to rid Scranton and other
places of the mine cave-in menace.
During the World War Bishop Ho.
ban appealed to the people of his do
ceSe to give all possible assistance to
the Government and he encouraged
his priests to aid the men in service.
AS result of his appeals the Scranton
diocese was the first in the United
States TO contribute it's quota of Cath
olic chaplainS for war service and for
this he was specially commended by
the War and Navy Departments.
Born at Waterloo, n. Y.
Bishop Hoban was born at Water
loo, N. Y, June 6. 1853, the son of
Patrick and Bridget Hannigan Hoban.
When a boy his parents moved to
Wayne County, Pa, where the future
bishop received his early education.
T..
Francis Xavier College, New York,
and after a year there he went to Holy
Cross College, where he studied for
three years. Concluding his college
course at Fordham. he entered st.
Charles Seminary at Philadelphia and
then was sent to the American Col.
lege al Rome, where he completed his
theological course in 1880 and was
ordained to the priesthood May % OF
that year by Cardinal Monaco La
Valetta.
Returning to the United States, he
served various churches in Pennsyl.
vania for IL years. In March, 1895,
he was consecrated by Cardinal Sa-
tolli as titular bishop Of Alalis and
appointed coadjutor bishop of Scran-
ton with right of succession. He be-
came head of the diocese on the death
of Bishop O'Hara in 1899.
Bishop Hoban was a trustee of sew
eral hospitals and other institutions
and was member of the executive
committee of the Red Cross. He was
q close personal friend of the Late
Theodore Roosevelt and had q wide
| acquaintance among prominent men
of the country.