Individual Details
Michael Joseph MORAHAN
(18 Nov 1914 - 3 Nov 1992)
Fr. Michael was a Jesuit priest. He worked in Hong Kong, Alaska, Los Angeles, New York and Ireland. While in Hong Kong, he became fluent in Cantonese, and was able to use this skill with Chinese immigrants when he worked as a police force chaplain for the NYPD and LAPD. In Ireland, Michael worked at the Marian Shrine in Knock.
A book about Fr. Michael, 'Pitch my Tent in the Lord: Memories of Fr. Michael Morahan SJ', was written by Padhraic Faherty and published in 1993.
A book about Fr. Michael, 'Pitch my Tent in the Lord: Memories of Fr. Michael Morahan SJ', was written by Padhraic Faherty and published in 1993.
Events
| Birth | 18 Nov 1914 | Barna, Co. Galway | |||
| Death | 3 Nov 1992 | Galway | |||
| Burial | New Cemetery, Galway |
Families
| Father | John MORAHAN (1875 - 1953) |
| Mother | Elizabeth MAGUIRE (1885 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Eugene Lawrence (Larry) MORAHAN (1909 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Anne (Annie) Ellen MORAHAN (1911 - 1981) |
| Sibling | John Patrick Augustine (Gussie) MORAHAN (1912 - 1992) |
| Sibling | William (Willie) Thomas MORAHAN (1918 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Martin Paul (Paul) MORAHAN (1921 - 1991) |