Eugene Joseph McGuinness
Eugene Joseph McGuinness (born September 6, 1889 in Hellertown , Pennsylvania , † December 27, 1957 ) was Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa .
Life
Eugene Joseph McGuinness received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 22, 1915 through Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast .
Pope Pius XI appointed him Bishop of Raleigh on October 13, 1937 . The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Denis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty , donated him episcopal ordination on December 21 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops William David O'Brien from Chicago and Hugh Louis Lamb from Philadelphia.
On November 11, 1944, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa , and the titular bishop of Ilium . The inauguration took place on January 10 of the following year. With Francis Clement Kelley's death on February 1, 1948, he followed this as Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Web links
- Entry on Eugene Joseph McGuinness on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 26, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Clement Kelley |
Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa 1948–1957 |
Victor Joseph Reed |
| William Joseph Hafey |
Bishop of Raleigh 1937–1944 |
Vincent Stanislaus Waters |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McGuinness, Eugene Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McGuinness, Eugene J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hellertown , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1957 |