| 词条 | John R. McGann |
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BiographyEarly life and educationJohn McGann was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Thomas and Mary (née Ryan) McGann.[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, graduating in 1938.[2] He then began his studies for the priesthood at Cathedral College in Brooklyn, and afterwards attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington from 1944 to 1950.[3] Ordination and ministryOn June 3, 1950, McGann was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy.[4] His first assignment was as a curate at St. Anne's Church in Brentwood, where he served for seven years.[1] He also served as an assistant chaplain at Pilgrim State Hospital and a professor at St. Joseph's Academy, both in Brentwood (1950–54).[3] In 1957, McGann was named assistant personal secretary to Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg and assistant chancellor of the newly erected Diocese of Rockville Centre.[2] He became personal secretary to Bishop Kellenberg in 1959, and was named a papal chamberlain by Pope John XXIII that same year.[1] In addition to his pastoral work at St. Agnes Cathedral, he was made vice-chancellor of the diocese in 1967 and served as secretary of the diocesan board of consultors.[2] Bishop of Rockville Centre, New YorkOn November 12, 1970, McGann was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Morosbisdus by Pope Paul VI.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on January 7, 1971 from Bishop Kellenberg, with Bishops Vincent John Baldwin and Charles Richard Mulrooney serving as co-consecrators.[4] In 1976, he was appointed bishop of the diocese. He was elected treasurer of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1984.[3] Later life and deathAfter reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, McGann resigned as Bishop of Rockville Centre on January 4, 2000.[4] He was succeeded by Bishop James T. McHugh, who had served as his coadjutor bishop since 1999.[4] McGann died at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, at age 77.[3] See also{{Portal|Catholicism}}
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XXI|year=1977|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre|title=Bishop McGann's Biography|url=http://www.drvc.org/bishops-history/bishop-mcganns-biography.html}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|date=2002-01-31|work=The New York Times|title=Bishop John McGann, 77, Dies on Long Island|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/31/nyregion/bishop-john-mcgann-77-dies-on-long-island.html|last=Kelley|first=Tina}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop John Raymond McGann|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcgann.html}} External links
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