Joseph Faber MacDonald
Joseph Faber MacDonald (born January 20, 1932 in Little Pond , † February 17, 2012 in Stratford (Prince Edward Island) ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick .
Life
Joseph Faber MacDonald was initially a bank clerk and studied Catholic theology and philosophy at Saint Dunstan's University , Saint Paul University in Ottawa and the University of Ottawa and later at the Institut de liturgie pastorale et missionnaire in Bruges, Belgium . He was ordained a priest on March 9, 1963 in St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Grand Falls on January 11, 1980 . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Canada , Angelo Palmas , on March 19 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Francis John Spence , Bishop of Charlottetown , and Alphonsus Liguori Penney , Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland .
He was named Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick on October 23, 1998 and inducted into the office on January 12 of the next year. In the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CCCB) he was a member of the Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Commissions for Social Affairs, Education and Christianization. He represented the CCCB on the National Catholic Broadcasting Council .
On September 9, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request for health reasons.
Joseph Faber MacDonald was a violinist and worked as a studio musician before his ordination. He co-founded the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival in Rollo Bay in July 1976 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "MacDonalds of Prince Edward Island part VI" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 22, 2012
- ↑ 38th Annual Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival , festival homepage, accessed June 13, 2014
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonsus Liguori Penney |
Bishop of Grand Falls 1980–1999 |
Martin William Currie |
| Joseph Edward Troy |
Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick 1998–2006 |
Robert Harris |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacDonald, Joseph Faber |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Little Pond |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 2012 |
| Place of death | Stratford (Prince Edward Island) |