Austin Bernard Vaughan (September 27, 1927 – June 25, 2000) was an Americanprelate of theCatholic Church who served as anauxiliary bishop of theArchdiocese of New York from 1977 to 2000.^[1]

Austin Vaughn was born on September 27, 1927 inNew York City.^[2] Having decided to become a priest, Vaughan entered St. Joseph's Seminary inYonkers, New York. He then traveled to Rome to reside at thePontifical North American College while continuing his studies.^[1]

Vaughan was ordained a priest in Rome in the chapel of the Pontifical North American College on December 8, 1951, for the Archdiocese of New York by ArchbishopMartin John O’Connor.^[2] He received aLicentiate in Sacred Theology from the college in 1952, then a doctorate from thePontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1954.^[1]

Returning to New York, Vaughan in 1956 was named to the faculty of St. Joseph's Seminary where he taught theology. He was named rector of St. Joseph's in 1973.^[1]

On May 24, 1977,Pope Paul VI named Vaughan as an auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Cluain Iraird. He was consecrated bishop on June 29, 1977, atSt. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan by CardinalTerence Cooke.^[2]

In December 1988, Vaughan was convicted ofdisorderly conduct at a Women's Health Pavilion location in the New York City area during ananti-abortion protest.^[3] In 1990, Vaughan was arrested inAlbany, New York, for trespassing on the grounds of a women's health clinic that provided abortion services. While serving ten days in jail, he stated that New York GovernorMario Cuomo was in ''serious risk of going to hell'' for his support of women's abortion rights.^[1]

In theCatholic New Yorker, January 1987, Vaughan described himself as "one of the most conservative bishops in the Catholic Church, USA. He was entrusted with the translation into English from the Latin of official Vatican documents. But he went on to say in his Catholic New Yorker newspaper article that he was enthralled by his attendance at an Epiphany celebration, January 6, 1987.

Vaughan died of acardiac arrest on June 25, 2000, in Yonkers.^[2]

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