James Augustine McFaul
James Augustine McFaul (born June 6, 1850 in Larne , County Antrim , Ireland , † June 16, 1917 in Trenton , New Jersey , USA ) was Bishop of Trenton .
Life
James Augustine McFaul attended St. Vincent's College in Latrobe and St. Francis Xavier's College in New York City . McFaul studied Catholic theology at Seton Hall College in South Orange . He received on 26 May 1877, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
James Augustine McFaul became the private secretary to Bishop Michael Joseph O'Farrell . In 1884 McFaul became pastor of St. Mary's Parish , Star of the Sea in Long Branch . In 1892 he became Vicar General of the Diocese of Trenton.
On July 20, 1894, Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Trenton. The Archbishop of New York , Michael Augustine Corrigan , donated him episcopal ordination on October 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Rochester , Bernard Joseph John McQuaid , and the Bishop of Brooklyn , Charles Edward McDonnell .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Michael Joseph O'Farrell |
Bishop of Trenton 1894–1917 |
Thomas Joseph Walsh |
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| SURNAME | McFaul, James Augustine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Bishop of Trenton |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Larne , County Antrim , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1917 |
| Place of death | Trenton , New Jersey , USA |