American clergyman
John Michael McNamara
Bishop McNamara High School
In office 1947-1960 Other post(s) Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1927-1960) Ordination June 21, 1902James Gibbons Consecration March 29, 1928Michael Joseph Curley Born (1878-08-12 ) August 12, 1878Died November 26, 1960(1960-11-26) (aged 82) Nationality American Denomination Roman Catholic Parents Michael and Margaret (née McNeally) McNamara Education Loyola College Alma mater St. Mary's Seminary
John Michael McNamara (August 12, 1878 – November 26, 1960) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church . He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1927 to 1947 and of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1947 until his death in 1960.
Biography
Early life
John McNamara was born in Baltimore , Maryland , to Michael and Margaret (née McNeally) McNamara.[ 1] Loyola College and at St. Mary's Seminary , both in Baltimore.[ 1]
McNamara was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Cardinal James Gibbons on June 21, 1902.[ 2] Diocese of Wilmington . McNamara was the founding pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in Washington, D.C. in 1919.[ 1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
On December 16, 1927, McNamara was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Eumenia by Pope Pius XI .[ 2] episcopal consecration on March 29, 1928 from Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley , with Bishops William Joseph Hafey and Thomas Joseph Toolen serving as co-consecrators , at the Cathedral of the Assumption .[ 2] vicar general of the archdiocese, and was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne on March 30, 1947.[ 1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
On November 15, 1947, McNamara was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the newly erected Archdiocese of Washington.[ 2] [ 1]
Throughout his ecclesiastical career, he actively supported the canonization of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton , and ordained nearly 2,000 men to the priesthood.[ 1]
Bishop McNamara High School bears the name of the bishop.
See also
References
Ordinaries Churches
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish churches
Sacred Heart Church, Bowie St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton St. Mary Church, Newport St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco St. Mary Church, Rockville St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes Holy Trinity Church, Washington Immaculate Conception Church, Washington St. Aloysius Church, Washington St. Anthony of Padua Church, Washington St. Augustine Church, Washington St. Patrick's Church, Washington St. Peter's Church, Washington St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Chapels and shrines
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Pope John Paul II Shrine Shrine of the Sacred Heart Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Catholic Priests Miscellany
Churches Catholic Ordinaries Miscellany Suffragan dioceses
