 It was named after Bishop Patrick James Donahue (1849–1922), who served as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling from 1894 until his death in 1922.At the end of the 2016-2017 school year, Bishop Donahue High School closed.It was opened for 62 school years (1955 - 2017) and graduated 59 classes (1959 - 2017).