Born in Brooklyn, New York, John Harney was the son of a railroad engineer who had died in a terrible wreck just days before his son's birth. Harney and his mother then moved to Bloomington, Illinoia, where he spent his formative years.
In 1891 Harney determined to become a Catholic priest and enrolled in St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. In the late 1890's he entered the Paulists. He was professed on December 21, 1899, and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1900.
He began as a parish assistant and missionary at St. Paul the Apostle parish in New York and then in Chicago. In 1907 he began to teach theology at St. Thomas College. In 1912 he joined the Chicago mission band where he worked until being elected Vicar-General of the Paulist Society in 1924. During his term as Vicar General he also served on the staff at Good Shepherd parish in New York as a curate.
Harney was elected Superior General of the Paulists in 1929, a post he held for the next 11 years. He led the community through the Depression and founded the Paulist ministries in South Africa and Clemson, South Carolina. He also worked with WLWL, helped to edit "The Missionary," founded "The Paulist News," and helped direct The Paulist League.
When his second term as Superior General was completed he was again elected Vicar General under the new Superior General, his good friend Henry Stark.
When Harney left Paulist leadership in 1946 he continued in parish work at St. Paul the Apostle in New York, but his health began a slow and steady decline. At the time of his death he was approaching his 82nd birthday and had served nearly 57 years as a Paulist priest.
In 1891 Harney determined to become a Catholic priest and enrolled in St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. In the late 1890's he entered the Paulists. He was professed on December 21, 1899, and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1900.
He began as a parish assistant and missionary at St. Paul the Apostle parish in New York and then in Chicago. In 1907 he began to teach theology at St. Thomas College. In 1912 he joined the Chicago mission band where he worked until being elected Vicar-General of the Paulist Society in 1924. During his term as Vicar General he also served on the staff at Good Shepherd parish in New York as a curate.
Harney was elected Superior General of the Paulists in 1929, a post he held for the next 11 years. He led the community through the Depression and founded the Paulist ministries in South Africa and Clemson, South Carolina. He also worked with WLWL, helped to edit "The Missionary," founded "The Paulist News," and helped direct The Paulist League.
When his second term as Superior General was completed he was again elected Vicar General under the new Superior General, his good friend Henry Stark.
When Harney left Paulist leadership in 1946 he continued in parish work at St. Paul the Apostle in New York, but his health began a slow and steady decline. At the time of his death he was approaching his 82nd birthday and had served nearly 57 years as a Paulist priest.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, John Harney was the son of a railroad engineer who had died in a terrible wreck just days before his son's birth. Harney and his mother then moved to Bloomington, Illinoia, where he spent his formative years.
In 1891 Harney determined to become a Catholic priest and enrolled in St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. In the late 1890's he entered the Paulists. He was professed on December 21, 1899, and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1900.
He began as a parish assistant and missionary at St. Paul the Apostle parish in New York and then in Chicago. In 1907 he began to teach theology at St. Thomas College. In 1912 he joined the Chicago mission band where he worked until being elected Vicar-General of the Paulist Society in 1924. During his term as Vicar General he also served on the staff at Good Shepherd parish in New York as a curate.
Harney was elected Superior General of the Paulists in 1929, a post he held for the next 11 years. He led the community through the Depression and founded the Paulist ministries in South Africa and Clemson, South Carolina. He also worked with WLWL, helped to edit "The Missionary," founded "The Paulist News," and helped direct The Paulist League.
When his second term as Superior General was completed he was again elected Vicar General under the new Superior General, his good friend Henry Stark.
When Harney left Paulist leadership in 1946 he continued in parish work at St. Paul the Apostle in New York, but his health began a slow and steady decline. At the time of his death he was approaching his 82nd birthday and had served nearly 57 years as a Paulist priest.
In 1891 Harney determined to become a Catholic priest and enrolled in St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. In the late 1890's he entered the Paulists. He was professed on December 21, 1899, and was ordained a priest on June 9, 1900.
He began as a parish assistant and missionary at St. Paul the Apostle parish in New York and then in Chicago. In 1907 he began to teach theology at St. Thomas College. In 1912 he joined the Chicago mission band where he worked until being elected Vicar-General of the Paulist Society in 1924. During his term as Vicar General he also served on the staff at Good Shepherd parish in New York as a curate.
Harney was elected Superior General of the Paulists in 1929, a post he held for the next 11 years. He led the community through the Depression and founded the Paulist ministries in South Africa and Clemson, South Carolina. He also worked with WLWL, helped to edit "The Missionary," founded "The Paulist News," and helped direct The Paulist League.
When his second term as Superior General was completed he was again elected Vicar General under the new Superior General, his good friend Henry Stark.
When Harney left Paulist leadership in 1946 he continued in parish work at St. Paul the Apostle in New York, but his health began a slow and steady decline. At the time of his death he was approaching his 82nd birthday and had served nearly 57 years as a Paulist priest.
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