Eugene J. McGuinness
Eugene Joseph McGuinness † | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Francis C. Kelley † |
| Successor | Victor J. Reed † |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 22, 1915 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1889 |
Eugene Joseph McGuinness (September 6, 1889—December 27, 1957) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Raleigh (1937-44) and Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1948-57).
Biography
Eugene McGuinness in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, to Daniel and Mary (née Flood) McGuinness.[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of Holy Infancy Church in Bethlehem.[1] He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, and earned a Doctor of both laws and Doctor of Sacred Theology degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast on May 22, 1915.[2]
He served as a curate at St. Paul's Church, St. Agatha's Church, St. John's Church, and the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, all in Philadelphia.[1] He was assistant director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1917-19), and field secretary (1919-20) and vice-president (1920-24) of the Catholic Church Extension Society.[1] He was executive secretary of the American Board of Catholic Missions (1923-37), and named a Domestic Prelate in 1929.[1]
On October 13, 1937, McGuinness was appointed Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, by Pope Pius XI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty, with Bishops William David O'Brien and Hugh L. Lamb serving as co-consecrators.[2] He remained in Raleigh for seven years, when he was named Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa and Titular Bishop of Ilium on November 11, 1944.[2]
Upon the death of Bishop Francis Kelley on February 1, 1948, McGuinness succeeded him as the third Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa.[2] During his 13-year-long administration, he saw the Catholic population in the state grow by almost 40 percent, and received 1,242 adult converts in 1957 alone.[3] Priestly and religious vocations flourished, and he made trips to Ireland and Poland to recruit clergy.[3]
McGuinness died at age 68.
| Styles of Eugene McGuinness | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b "Oklahomanization: 1945-1957". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
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