Eugene J. McGuinness
Most Reverend Eugene Joseph McGuinness | |
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| Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa | |
| See | Oklahoma City |
| In office | February 1, 1948—December 27, 1957 |
| Predecessor | Francis C. Kelley |
| Successor | Victor J. Reed |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 22, 1915 by Edmond Francis Prendergast |
| Consecration | December 21, 1937 by Dennis Joseph Dougherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1889 Hellertown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 27, 1957 (aged 68) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Raleigh (1938-44) Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1944-1945) Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Styles of Eugene McGuinness | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Eugene Joseph McGuinness (September 6, 1889 – December 27, 1957) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Raleigh (1937–44) and Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1948–57).
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Eugene McGuinness was born in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, to Daniel and Mary (née Flood) McGuinness.[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of Holy Infancy Church in Bethlehem.[1] He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, and earned a Doctor of both laws and Doctor of Sacred Theology degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast on May 22, 1915.[2]
Ordination and ministry[]
He served as a curate at St. Paul's Church, St. Agatha's Church, St. John's Church, and the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, all in Philadelphia.[1] He was assistant director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1917–19), and field secretary (1919–20) as well as vice-president (1920–24) of the Catholic Church Extension Society.[1] He was executive secretary of the American Board of Catholic Missions (1923–37), and named a Domestic Prelate in 1929.[1]
Bishop of Raleigh[]
On October 13, 1937, McGuinness was appointed Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, by Pope Pius XI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty, with Bishops William David O'Brien and Hugh L. Lamb serving as co-consecrators.[2]
Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City[]
Bishop McGuinness was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa and Titular Bishop of Ilium on November 11, 1944.[2]
Upon the death of Bishop Francis Kelley on February 1, 1948, McGuinness succeeded him as the third Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa.[2] During his 9-year-long administration, he saw the Catholic population in the state grow by almost 40 percent and received 1,242 adult converts in 1957 alone.[3] Priestly and religious vocations flourished, and he made trips to Ireland and Poland to recruit clergy.[3]
McGuinness died at age 68.
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Oklahomanization: 1945-1957". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
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- Roman Catholic bishops in North Carolina