American clergyman
John Michael McNamara
Bishop McNamara High School
In office 1947-1960 Other post(s) Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1927-1960) Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (1927-1947) Ordination June 21, 1902 by Cardinal James Gibbons Consecration March 29, 1928 by Archbishop Michael 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] He studied at 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] He then did pastoral work in the archdiocese and in the 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] He received his 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] He served as 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] He assumed the role of vicar general in Washington as well.[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] McNamara continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death at age 82.
Bishop McNamara High School bears the name of the bishop.
See also
References
Ordinaries Churches and parishes
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 education Priests Miscellany
Churches and parishes Catholic education Ordinaries Miscellany Suffragan dioceses