Patrick Joseph McGrath
Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of San José in California | |
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| Church | Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph |
| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Diocese | San Jose |
| Appointed | June 30, 1998 |
| Installed | November 27, 1999 |
| Term ended | May 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Pierre DuMaine |
| Successor | Oscar Cantú |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 7, 1970 |
| Consecration | January 25, 1989 by John R. Quinn, Mark Joseph Hurley, and Michael Joseph Kaniecki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1945 Dublin, Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco |
| Motto | TOGETHER IN CHRIST |
| Styles of Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Patrick Joseph McGrath (pronounced /məˈɡrɔː/ meh-GRAW;[1] born June 11, 1945) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the second Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose from 1999 to 2019.
Early life and ministry[]
McGrath was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 11, 1945. He is the youngest of three sons of Patrick Joseph McGrath, Sr., and Eileen Gaule McGrath. He attended Chanel College in Dublin. In 1964, he entered St. John's Seminary in Waterford at age 19. His father died while he was in seminary.[2]
In 1970, McGrath was ordained to the priesthood in Waterford, by Archbishop Quinn of San Francisco, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He served as the parochial vicar of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco, and in the archdiocesan tribunal. In 1974, he went to Rome to continue his education and earned a doctorate in Canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University on June 11, 1977. He returned to San Francisco and was appointed the Vice-Officialis, then Officialis, of the archdiocesan tribunal. In 1986, he became pastor and rector of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.[2][3]
Episcopal ministry[]
McGrath was named auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and titular bishop of Allegheny on December 6, 1988, and consecrated on January 25, 1989, at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption; archbishop John Raphael Quinn served as his principal consecrator. McGrath was named coadjutor bishop of San Jose by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1998, and became the ordinary of the diocese upon the retirement of bishop Pierre DuMaine on November 27, 1999.
In 2018 the diocese, with McGrath's approval, paid US$2.3 million for a 3269 square foot, five-bedroom home in Silicon Valley to serve as McGrath's retirement residence.[4][5] A day after the purchase became public, McGrath responded to criticism and said he would order the home sold and that he would live in a rectory in one of the diocese's parishes.[6][7]
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[]
- ^ "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. December 14, 1999. Reprinted in "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. 36 (16). May 7, 2019. p. 8.
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath (pronounced: mcgrah), 54, who had been coadjutor bishop since June 30, 1998, immediately succeeded him, becoming the second bishop to head the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ward, Roberta (October 20, 1998). "'PJ' McGrath – from Youth in Ireland to Coadjutor Bishop of San Jose". The Valley Catholic. San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. Reprinted in Ward, Roberta (May 7, 2019). "'PJ' McGrath – from Youth in Ireland to Coadjutor Bishop of San Jose". The Valley Catholic. 36 (16). San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. pp. 46–50.
- ^ "Pope Accepts Bishop Mcfarland's Resignation, Names Bishop Tod Brown to Orange; Bishop Mcgrath Appointed Coadjutor of San Jose; Msgr. Wester Is Named Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco" (Press release). Office of Media Relations, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. June 29, 1998. Archived from the original on August 3, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ Woolfolk, John (August 26, 2018). "San Jose Diocese buys bishop $2.3 million retirement home". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Church buys five-bedroom, $2.3m Silicon Valley home for retiring bishop". The Guardian. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Green, Jason (August 27, 2018). "Retiring S.J. bishop confesses error in judgment, won't move into $2.3 million home". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
The home was purchased with money from a fund dedicated to housing retired bishops and proceeds from the sale of a Menlo Park condominium, where McGrath's predecessor, retired Bishop Pierre DuMaine, had lived before moving into assisted living.
- ^ "Statement of Bishop Patrick J. McGrath Diocese of San Jose". August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
External links[]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose Official Site
- Diocese of San Jose biography
- Twitter Handle @BishopMcGrath (Bishop P.J. McGrath)
- Catholic-Hierarchy.net data
Episcopal succession[]
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- Irish emigrants to the United States
- Irish expatriate Catholic bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic bishops of San Jose in California
- People from County Dublin
- People from San Jose, California
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Pontifical Lateran University alumni