Bishop Connare was born on Dec. 11, 1911 in Pittsburgh’s East End. He graduated from Duquesne University Preparatory School and Duquesne University. He attended Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, and was ordained on June 14, 1936 by the late Bishop Hugh C. Boyle of Pittsburgh at Saint Vincent Basilica. During his early years as a priest, he held a variety of posts, including diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, chaplain of the Catholic Interracial Council of Pittsburgh and vicar for religious. He was also a member of the Community Services Committee of the Urban League of Pittsburgh and the Commission on Human Relations. He died on June 12, 1995 at the age of 83.