Early life Jeremiah Harty was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, to Andrew and Julia (née Murphy) Harty, who were
Irish immigrants. He was educated by the
Christian Brothers in grade school and by the
Jesuits in high school. He attended
St. Louis University, from where he graduated in 1872. He studied
theology at St. Vincent's College in
Cape Girardeau. His first assignment was as assistant
pastor of St. Lawrence O'Toole Parish in St. Louis.
Bishop of Omaha On May 16, 1916, Harty was appointed bishop of what was then the Diocese of Omaha with the personal title of archbishop. He filled the vacancy of Bishop Richard Scannell, who died on January 8, 1916. In 1917, Harty expressed skepticism of Father
Edward J. Flanagan and his establishment of
Boys Town, a home for troubled boys in Boys Town, Nebraska. However, Harty would later endorse the goals of Boys Town. The actor
Minor Watson portrayed the Bishop of Omaha in the 1938 film
Boys Town. On October 29, 1927, Jeremiah Harty died at age 73. ==References==