James Joseph Gerrard

Most Reverend
James J. Gerrard
Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River
Church Catholic Church
See Titular See of Forma
Appointed February 2, 1959
In office March 19, 1959 - January 12, 1976
Orders
Ordination May 26, 1923
Consecration March 19, 1959
by James Louis Connolly
Personal details
Born June 9, 1897
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Died June 3, 1991(1991-06-03) (aged 93)
Fall River, Massachusetts

James Joseph Gerrard (June 9, 1897 – June 3, 1991) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fall River from 1959-1976.

Biography

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, James Gerrard was educated at Holy Family High School in New Bedford and St. Laurent College in Montreal.[1] He studied for the priesthood at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York and was ordained a priest on May 26, 1923 for the Diocese of Fall River. On February 2, 1959 Pope John XXIII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River. He was consecrated by Bishop James Connolly on March 19, 1959. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Russell McVinney of Providence and Auxiliary Bishop Jeremiah Minihan of Boston. Gerrard attended the second session of the Second Vatican Council. He served as auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope Paul VI on January 12, 1976. He died at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 3, 1991 at the age of 93.[2][3]

References

  1. "Rev. James Gerrard, 93 Was Fall River auxiliary bishop". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. "Bishop James Joseph Gerrard". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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