John R. McGann
John R. McGann | |
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Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Rockville Centre |
Installed | June 24, 1976 |
Term ended | January 4, 2000 |
Predecessor | Walter P. Kellenberg |
Successor | James T. McHugh |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 3, 1950 |
Consecration | January 7, 1971 |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | December 2, 1924
Died | January 31, 2002 Rockville Centre, New York | (aged 77)
Buried | Cemetery of the Holy Rood 40°45′03″N 73°35′04″W / 40.7508°N 73.5844°WCoordinates: 40°45′03″N 73°35′04″W / 40.7508°N 73.5844°W |
Alma mater | Cathedral Preparatory Seminary |
John Raymond McGann (December 2, 1924 – January 29, 2002) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York from 1976 to 2000.
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
John McGann was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Thomas and Mary (née Ryan) McGann.[1] His twin sister, who took the name Sr. John Raymond McGann joined the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Brentwood, Long Island, becoming general superior of the congregation in 1978. A second sibling, Sr. Thomas Joseph, also joined the Sisters of Saint Joseph.[2]
He received his early education at the parochial school of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, graduating in 1938.[3] He then began his studies for the priesthood at Cathedral College in Brooklyn, and afterwards attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington from 1944 to 1950.[4]
Ordination and ministry[]
On June 3, 1950, McGann was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy.[5] His first assignment was as a curate at St. Anne's Church in Brentwood, where he served for seven years.[1] He also served as an assistant chaplain at Pilgrim State Hospital and a professor at St. Joseph's Academy, both in Brentwood (1950–54).[4]
In 1957, McGann was named assistant personal secretary to Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg and assistant chancellor of the newly erected Diocese of Rockville Centre.[3] He became personal secretary to Bishop Kellenberg in 1959, and was named a papal chamberlain by Pope John XXIII that same year.[1] In addition to his pastoral work at St. Agnes Cathedral, he was made vice-chancellor of the diocese in 1967 and served as secretary of the diocesan board of consultors.[3]
Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York[]
On November 12, 1970, McGann was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Morosbisdus by Pope Paul VI.[5] He received his episcopal consecration on January 7, 1971 from Bishop Kellenberg, with Bishops Vincent John Baldwin and Charles Richard Mulrooney serving as co-consecrators.[5] In 1976, he was appointed bishop of the diocese. He was elected treasurer of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1984.[4]
Later life and death[]
After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, McGann resigned as Bishop of Rockville Centre on January 4, 2000.[5] He was succeeded by Bishop James T. McHugh, who had served as his coadjutor bishop since 1999.[5] McGann died at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, at age 77.[4]
The Radiology & Imaging Center at Mercy Medical Center is named for Bishop McGann,[6] as is Bishop McGann-Mercy High School.[7] Bishop John R. McGann Village is a senior low income housing apartment subsidized by HUD. The Knights of Columbus Bishop John R. McGann Council #564 is located in Bay Shore.
See also[]
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1977). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XXI. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ "Former general superior of Sisters of St. Joseph in New York dies at 91", Catholic News Service, January 14, 2016
- ^ a b c "Bishop McGann's Biography". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.
- ^ a b c d Kelley, Tina (2002-01-31). "Bishop John McGann, 77, Dies on Long Island". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop John Raymond McGann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Mercy Dedicates Radiology Center", Garden City News, June 5, 2009
- ^ Bishop McGann-Mercy High School
External links[]
- 1924 births
- 2002 deaths
- American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent
- People from Brooklyn
- People from Brentwood, New York
- Catholics from New York (state)
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States