Joseph Edward McCarthy
Joseph Edward McCarthy (born November 14, 1876 in Waterbury , Connecticut , United States , † September 8, 1955 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Portland .
Life
Joseph Edward McCarthy attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester , with his future predecessor in Portland, John Gregory Murray . He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Hartford on July 4, 1903 . He then worked as a linguist and teacher of Greek and French at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield .
Pope Pius XI appointed him Bishop of Portland on May 13, 1932 . The auxiliary bishop of Hartford, Maurice Francis McAuliffe , donated him episcopal ordination on August 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Hartford, John Joseph Nilan , and the Bishop of Manchester , John Bertram Peterson .
During the Great Depression , he managed to secure the diocese financially by issuing bonds with a term until 1963. He acquired the present bishopric and won over the Jesuits for pastoral and school activities, whereupon the Order returned to Maine in 1942 after an absence of more than eighty years . A number of new schools were also able to open during his tenure.
Because of his poor health, the administration of the diocese of Portland was increasingly transferred to Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Joseph Feeney from 1948 . Joseph Edward McCarthy found his final resting place in his hometown of Waterbury.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Most Rev. Joseph E. McCarthy. Sixth Bishop of Portland. In: Homepage. Diocese of Portland , accessed June 23, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Gregory Murray |
Bishop of Portland 1932–1955 |
Daniel Joseph Feeney |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCarthy, Joseph Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCarthy, Joseph E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterbury , Connecticut , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1955 |