participation in education and social development. He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. In February 1979, he hosted Pope John Paul II during his visit to Nassau. He was also named an Officer of The Order of The British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Hagarty resigned as bishop on July 17, 1981 due to poor health. He later died at St. John's Abbey at age 75, and is entombed at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Nassau. See also References 1909 births 1984 deaths People from Butler County, Iowa American Benedictines Benedictine bishops Roman Catholic bishops in the Bahamas 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Caribbean Catholics from Iowa American expatriate bishops American expatriates in the Bahamas Roman Catholic bishops of Nassau 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests