James Anthony Griffin

The Most Reverend James Anthony Griffin
Bishop Emeritus of Columbus
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Columbus (emeritus)
In office	April 25, 1983—October 14, 2004
Predecessor	Edward John Herrmann
Successor	Frederick F. Campbell
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Ordination	May 28, 1960
Personal details
Born	(1934-06-13) June 13, 1934 Fairview Park, Ohio
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (1979–1983)

James Anthony Griffin (born June 13, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1983 to 2004.

Biography

The fifth of seven children, Griffin was born in Fairview Park, Ohio, to Thomas Anthony Griffin and Margaret Mary Hanousek. He attended St. Angela Merici School in Fairview Park, and St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. He attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, and Borromeo College in Wickliffe, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He attended St. Mary Seminary in Cleveland. Bishop John Krol ordained him to the priesthood on May 28, 1960, in St. John Cathedral.

Griffin spent one year as Associate Pastor at St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland. In 1961, he was sent to Rome to pursue graduate studies in Church Law. He received his Licentiate of Canon Law magna cum laude from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1963. Upon his return to the Cleveland Diocese, Griffin served as Secretary-Notary of the Marriage Court of the Cleveland Diocese for two years. He was appointed to the Chancery Staff in 1965, and served as Associate Chancellor and Vice Chancellor. During that time, he attended night classes at Cleveland State University and received his Doctorate in Civil Law summa cum laude in 1972. He passed the Ohio Bar and is a licensed attorney. Griffin served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Cleveland from 1973 until 1978.

In January 1978, he was appointed by Bishop James Hickey as Vicar General of the Cleveland Diocese and Administrator pro tem of St. John Cathedral in Cleveland. In April of that year, he was appointed pastor of St. William Parish in Euclid. In June 1979, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. Pope John Paul II appointed Griffin the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio on February 7, 1983. He was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus on April 25, 1983.

While serving as Bishop of Columbus, Griffin established the Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus (1985); inaugurated far-reaching planning processes for the Diocese; initiated the Legacy of Catholic Learning (1989) and Challenge In Changing Times (2000) campaigns to help meet the educational and future needs of the Diocese; and helped initiate the community-wide, faith-based task force titled “Breaking The Silence” that continues to work to reduce family violence. Bishop Griffin also served on a number of committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and was President of Catholic Relief Services (1991–1995).

Bishop Griffin announced his retirement on October 14, 2004, citing limitations brought on by age and arthritis that detracted from the energy necessary to serve the Church of Columbus as he had been accustomed. He announced concurrently that John Paul II had selected Bishop Frederick F. Campbell of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as his successor.

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Preceded by Edward John Herrmann	Bishop of Columbus 1983–2004	Succeeded by Frederick F. Campbell

Diocese of Columbus

Bishops	Ordinaries Sylvester Horton Rosecrans John Ambrose Watterson Henry K. Moeller James Joseph Hartley Michael Joseph Ready Clarence George Issenmann John Carberry Clarence Edward Elwell Edward John Herrmann James Anthony Griffin Frederick F. Campbell Auxiliary Edward Gerard Hettinger

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Delaware St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Hilliard St. John the Evangelist Church, Logan St. Mary's Church, Portsmouth St. Joseph's Church, Somerset St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

Education	Higher Education Ohio Dominican University Seminary Pontifical College Josephinum High Schools Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus Bishop Ready High School, Columbus Bishop Rosecrans High School, Zanesville Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus Cristo Rey Columbus High School, Columbus Newark Catholic High School, Newark Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth Saint Charles Preparatory School, Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, New Philadelphia William V. Fisher Catholic High School, Lancaster

Priests	Francis William Howard George Avis Fulcher

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Diocese of Cleveland

Bishops	Ordinaries Louis Amadeus Rappe Richard Gilmour Ignatius Frederick Horstmann John Patrick Farrelly Joseph Schrembs Edward Francis Hoban Clarence George Issenmann James Aloysius Hickey Anthony Michael Pilla Richard Lennon Auxiliaries Joseph Maria Koudelka James A. McFadden William Michael Cosgrove John Raphael Hagan Floyd Lawrence Begin John Krol Clarence Edward Elwell John Francis Whealon Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon Michael Joseph Murphy James Anthony Griffin James Patterson Lyke Anthony Edward Pevec Alexander James Quinn Martin John Amos Roger William Gries

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes Holy Rosary Church, Cleveland Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Cleveland St. Barbara Church, Cleveland St. Casimir Church, Cleveland St. Elizabeth's Magyar Church, Cleveland St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cleveland St. Paul's Church, Cleveland St. Peter Church, Cleveland Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland St. Stephen Church, Cleveland St. Vitus's Church, Cleveland St. Mary's Church, Elyria Immaculate Conception Church, Grafton St. Martin's Church, Valley City St. Patrick's Church, Wellington Former Parishes Annunciation Church, Cleveland Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cleveland St. Joseph's Church, Cleveland St. Mary's on the Flats, Cleveland Transfiguration Church, Cleveland St. Ladislaus Church, Lorain

Higher Education	Colleges & University John Carroll University Notre Dame College Ursuline College Seminary Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology Former college St. John's College, Cleveland

Priests	Timothy P. Broglio John Francis Dearden Raymond Joseph Gallagher Louis de Goesbriand Paul John Hallinan Joseph Patrick Hurley Charles Hubert Le Blond Edward Aloysius Mooney Thomas Charles O'Reilly Michael Joseph Ready John Patrick Treacy

Miscellany	St. Joseph Convent and Academy Complex

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