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James Aloysius McNulty (January 16, 1900 – September 4, 1972) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church . He served as Bishop of Paterson (1953–63) and Bishop of Buffalo (1963–72).
Biography
Early life and education
James McNulty was born in New York City , and was educated at Seton Hall College and Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange , New Jersey , where he earned a Master of Arts degree in 1923.[1] He made his theological studies at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium .[2]
Ordination and ministry
McNulty was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark on July 12, 1925.[3] His younger brother, John L. McNulty, was ordained at the same liturgy (and later served as President of Seton Hall University from 1949 to 1959).[1]
He did pastoral work in Jersey City and Newark , and served as diocesan director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine , moderator of the Mount Carmel Guild, and director of Catholic Youth Organization .[2] He served on the faculty of the Teachers' Institute for Religious for five years.[2]
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
On August 2, 1947, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark and Titular Bishop of Methone by Pope Pius XII .[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 7 from Archbishop Thomas Walsh , with Bishops William A. Griffin and Henry Joseph O'Brien serving as co-consecrators .[3]
Bishop of Paterson
McNulty was named the third Bishop of Paterson on April 9, 1953.[3] His tenure there was marked by an increase in new parishes and schools.[1] He also served as chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Motion Pictures, Radio and Television; in this capacity he condemned "'fast buck' horror, pseudoscience and crime films aimed especially at youngsters," saying such films imperil the moral health and intellectual development of children.[4]
Bishop of Buffalo
On February 12, 1963, he was appointed the tenth Bishop of Buffalo , New York .[3] He reduced the diocesan debt which stood at $30 million through a three-year Diocesan Development Fund. He oversaw the implementation of the Decrees of Vatican II including the establishment of the Priests' Senate. A good number of new parishes were established and former Missionary Apostolate parishes became independent. Many parishes built new church buildings. Bishop McNulty promoted religious vocations, expanded inner city ministry, established the Liturgical Commission, the Pastoral Council, a Lay Steering Committee to oversee finances, and the Communications Office. It was Bishop McNulty who with Channel 4, began the television program The Bishop Visits Your Home.
He died at age 72. His body is buried next to his parents in East Hanover, New Jersey.
References
Episcopal succession
Ordinaries Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo
Basilicas
Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean
Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston
Chapel
Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga
Parishes
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo
Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo
Holy Angels Church, Buffalo
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Former parishes
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls
St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo
St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Education
Colleges and universities
Canisius University, Buffalo
D'Youville University, Buffalo
Hilbert College, Hamburg
Niagara University, Niagara County
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure
Trocaire College, Buffalo
Villa Maria College, Buffalo
Convents
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex
High schools
Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean
Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo
Canisius High School, Buffalo
Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda
Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo
Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore
Nardin Academy, Buffalo
Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls
Notre Dame High School, Batavia
Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo
St. Mary's High School, Lancaster
Closed
Immaculata Academy, Hamburg
Priests
Ordinaries Churches Education
Colleges
Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham
Saint Elizabeth University, Convent Station
High schools, diocesan
DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne
Morris Catholic High School, Denville
Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta
High schools, other
Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station
Delbarton School, Morristown
Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon
Saint Vincent Martyr School, Madison
Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown
High schools, defunct
Don Bosco Tech, Paterson (closed 2002)
Neumann Prep, Wayne (closed 1990)
Paterson Catholic, Paterson (closed 2010)
Paul VI, Clifton (closed 1970)
Pope Pius XII, Passaic (closed 1983)
Other
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark
Bishops Archbishops Coadjutor Archbishop
List Cathedral Parishes
St. Henry's Church, Bayonne
Madonna Church, Fort Lee
Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bayonne
St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City
St. Antoninus Church, Newark
St. Casimir's Church, Newark
St. Columba's Church, Newark
St. John's Church, Newark
St. Joseph's Church, Newark
Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark
St. Rocco's Church, Newark
St. John's Church, Orange
St. Mary's Church, Plainfield
Former parishes
Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
Abbey
Education in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education Seminary High schools
Bergen County
Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest
Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell
Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey
Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi
Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township
Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus
St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale
St. Mary High School, Rutherford
Essex County
Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark
Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair
Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair
Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell
St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark
St. Vincent Academy, Newark
Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange
Hudson County
Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City
St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City
St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City
Kenmare High School, Jersey City
Union County
Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit
Oratory Preparatory School, Summit
Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle
St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth
Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains
Former Grade schools
Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark
Auxiliary bishops Priests
Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark