David Monas Maloney

His Excellency, The Most Reverend David Monas Maloney
Bishop of Wichita Titular Bishop of Ruspae
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Wichita
In office	January 4, 1961 to July 16, 1982
Predecessor	Mark Kenny Carroll
Successor	Eugene John Gerber
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver 1960 to 1967
Orders
Ordination	December 8, 1936 by Francesco Selvaggiani
Consecration	January 4, 1961 by Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
Born	March 15, 1912 Littleton, Colorado, US
Died	February 15, 1995(1995-02-15) (aged 82) Wichita, Kansas, US
Education	University of Colorado St. Thomas Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare

David Monas Maloney (March 15, 1912 – February 15, 1995) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas from 1967 to 1982. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of what was then the Diocese of Denver in Colorado from 1960 to 1967.

Biography

Early life

One of eight children, David Maloney was born on March 15, 1912, in Littleton, Colorado, to James Edward and Margaret (née Flynn) Maloney.[1] After graduating from Littleton High School, Maloney studied at the University of Colorado (1929–1930) and at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933.[1] He then earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1937.[2]

Maloney was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Denver by Cardinal Francesco Selvaggiani on December 8, 1936.[3] In 1940, he earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare.[2] Upon his return to Colorado in 1940, he served as a curate at St. Philomena Parish in Denver. In 1943, Maloney was appointed secretary to Bishop Urban Vehr and assistant chancellor of the diocese.[1] He became chancellor in 1954.[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Denver

On November 5, 1960, Maloney was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver and Titular Bishop of Ruspae by Pope John XXIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 4, 1961, from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Bishops Urban Vehr and Hubert Newell serving as co-consecrators.[3] Representing the ailing Archbishop Vehr, Maloney attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965.[1]

Bishop of Wichita

Maloney was named the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Wichita by Pope Paul VI on December 2, 1967.[3] In 1969, he joined other Catholic bishops in Kansas in opposing changes in state law that proposed allowing physicians to perform abortions in licensed and accredited hospitals.[4] In 1977, he publicly declared that he would defy a city ordinance that prohibited discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation.[4]

On July 16, 1982, Pope John Paul II accepted Maloney's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita.[3] David Maloney died at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita on February 15, 1995, at age 82.[4]

References

1. Noel, Thomas J. "Vehr: The Flowering of Catholicism (1931-1967)". Colorado Catholicism. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21.
2. Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
3. "Bishop David Monas Maloney [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
4. Shideler, Karen (1995-02-17). "BISHOP MALONEY LED WITH FIRM HAND INTELLECT, LOYALTY WERE HIS STRENGTHS". The Wichita Eagle.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Mark Kenny Carroll	Bishop of Wichita 1967–1982	Succeeded by Eugene John Gerber