Msgr. Norbert Felix Gaughan was born on May 30, 1921, and was raised on Pittsburgh's North Side. He graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School and Saint Vincent College and Seminary, Latrobe. Earning a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, he was a lecturer in the philosophy department for thirteen years at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and also lectured in the Religious Studies Department at Saint Vincent College.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on November 4, 1945, he was in his first assignment, that of parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Uniontown, when the Diocese of Greensburg was formed, which made the Pittsburgh native a priest for the new Diocese.
Parochial Vicar of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg, he was named assistant chancellor and served as secretary for the diocese. Appointed chancellor in 1960, and vicar general in 1970, he was named Auxiliary for the Diocese by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration on June 26, 1975, from Bishop William Graham Connare, assisted by Bishops Cyril John Vogel and John Bernard McDowell. He continued to serve in two other administrative roles after his episcopal ordination.
Bishop Gaughan helped then Bishop William G. Connare establish "The Catholic Accent" in 1961. Both Bishops wrote columns for the new diocesan paper. Bishop Gaughan's column, "Ins and Outs," was nationally syndicated. Bishop Gaughan also served as a monthly columnist for "Our Sunday Visitor"; was involved in the diocesan television show, "Real to Reel;" and co-hosted a weekly ecumenical program, "Faith and Today's World," on WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' Communications Committee and during that time was an outspoken critic of the federal deregulation of radio and television. He was also an honorary president of the Catholic Press Association.
On July 24, 1984, Gaughan was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, by Pope John Paul II. Retiring from office on June 1, 1996, he was succeeded by Msgr. Dale Joseph Melczek.
Monsignor Norbert passed away on Friday, October 1, 1999, at St. Anthony's Home in Crown Point, where he resided, after being disabled for several years due to a series of strokes. He is buried on the grounds of St. Emma Monastery, near Greensburg, where he had lived during his years as auxiliary of Greensburg.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on November 4, 1945, he was in his first assignment, that of parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Uniontown, when the Diocese of Greensburg was formed, which made the Pittsburgh native a priest for the new Diocese.
Parochial Vicar of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg, he was named assistant chancellor and served as secretary for the diocese. Appointed chancellor in 1960, and vicar general in 1970, he was named Auxiliary for the Diocese by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration on June 26, 1975, from Bishop William Graham Connare, assisted by Bishops Cyril John Vogel and John Bernard McDowell. He continued to serve in two other administrative roles after his episcopal ordination.
Bishop Gaughan helped then Bishop William G. Connare establish "The Catholic Accent" in 1961. Both Bishops wrote columns for the new diocesan paper. Bishop Gaughan's column, "Ins and Outs," was nationally syndicated. Bishop Gaughan also served as a monthly columnist for "Our Sunday Visitor"; was involved in the diocesan television show, "Real to Reel;" and co-hosted a weekly ecumenical program, "Faith and Today's World," on WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' Communications Committee and during that time was an outspoken critic of the federal deregulation of radio and television. He was also an honorary president of the Catholic Press Association.
On July 24, 1984, Gaughan was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, by Pope John Paul II. Retiring from office on June 1, 1996, he was succeeded by Msgr. Dale Joseph Melczek.
Monsignor Norbert passed away on Friday, October 1, 1999, at St. Anthony's Home in Crown Point, where he resided, after being disabled for several years due to a series of strokes. He is buried on the grounds of St. Emma Monastery, near Greensburg, where he had lived during his years as auxiliary of Greensburg.
Msgr. Norbert Felix Gaughan was born on May 30, 1921, and was raised on Pittsburgh's North Side. He graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School and Saint Vincent College and Seminary, Latrobe. Earning a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, he was a lecturer in the philosophy department for thirteen years at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and also lectured in the Religious Studies Department at Saint Vincent College.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on November 4, 1945, he was in his first assignment, that of parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Uniontown, when the Diocese of Greensburg was formed, which made the Pittsburgh native a priest for the new Diocese.
Parochial Vicar of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg, he was named assistant chancellor and served as secretary for the diocese. Appointed chancellor in 1960, and vicar general in 1970, he was named Auxiliary for the Diocese by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration on June 26, 1975, from Bishop William Graham Connare, assisted by Bishops Cyril John Vogel and John Bernard McDowell. He continued to serve in two other administrative roles after his episcopal ordination.
Bishop Gaughan helped then Bishop William G. Connare establish "The Catholic Accent" in 1961. Both Bishops wrote columns for the new diocesan paper. Bishop Gaughan's column, "Ins and Outs," was nationally syndicated. Bishop Gaughan also served as a monthly columnist for "Our Sunday Visitor"; was involved in the diocesan television show, "Real to Reel;" and co-hosted a weekly ecumenical program, "Faith and Today's World," on WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' Communications Committee and during that time was an outspoken critic of the federal deregulation of radio and television. He was also an honorary president of the Catholic Press Association.
On July 24, 1984, Gaughan was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, by Pope John Paul II. Retiring from office on June 1, 1996, he was succeeded by Msgr. Dale Joseph Melczek.
Monsignor Norbert passed away on Friday, October 1, 1999, at St. Anthony's Home in Crown Point, where he resided, after being disabled for several years due to a series of strokes. He is buried on the grounds of St. Emma Monastery, near Greensburg, where he had lived during his years as auxiliary of Greensburg.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on November 4, 1945, he was in his first assignment, that of parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Uniontown, when the Diocese of Greensburg was formed, which made the Pittsburgh native a priest for the new Diocese.
Parochial Vicar of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish, Greensburg, he was named assistant chancellor and served as secretary for the diocese. Appointed chancellor in 1960, and vicar general in 1970, he was named Auxiliary for the Diocese by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration on June 26, 1975, from Bishop William Graham Connare, assisted by Bishops Cyril John Vogel and John Bernard McDowell. He continued to serve in two other administrative roles after his episcopal ordination.
Bishop Gaughan helped then Bishop William G. Connare establish "The Catholic Accent" in 1961. Both Bishops wrote columns for the new diocesan paper. Bishop Gaughan's column, "Ins and Outs," was nationally syndicated. Bishop Gaughan also served as a monthly columnist for "Our Sunday Visitor"; was involved in the diocesan television show, "Real to Reel;" and co-hosted a weekly ecumenical program, "Faith and Today's World," on WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' Communications Committee and during that time was an outspoken critic of the federal deregulation of radio and television. He was also an honorary president of the Catholic Press Association.
On July 24, 1984, Gaughan was appointed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, by Pope John Paul II. Retiring from office on June 1, 1996, he was succeeded by Msgr. Dale Joseph Melczek.
Monsignor Norbert passed away on Friday, October 1, 1999, at St. Anthony's Home in Crown Point, where he resided, after being disabled for several years due to a series of strokes. He is buried on the grounds of St. Emma Monastery, near Greensburg, where he had lived during his years as auxiliary of Greensburg.
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