Thomas Mooney (American chaplain)
Father Thomas J. Mooney | |
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Mooney, c. 1855 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 28, 1853 by John Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1824 Manchester, England |
| Died | September 13, 1877 (aged 52–53) New York City, U.S. |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S. |
Thomas J. Mooney (1824 – September 13, 1877) was an American Catholic priest and military chaplain during the American Civil War. Ordained in 1853, his short span with the New York State Militia's Fighting 69th was met with affection from his soldiers. The antics his soldiers appreciated, however, embarrassed Mooney's archbishop due to negative press coverage, and Mooney was soon recalled to his parish. He remained involved in Irish causes; his untimely death in a carriage accident was followed by a funeral attended by thousands.