John Joseph McCort

Right Rev. John Joseph McCort
Bishop of Altoona
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Altoona
In office	October 22, 1920—April 21, 1936
Predecessor	Eugene A. Garvey
Successor	Richard Thomas Guilfoyle
Orders
Ordination	October 14, 1883
Consecration	September 17, 1912
Personal details
Born	(1860-02-16)February 16, 1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	April 21, 1936(1936-04-21) (aged 76) Altoona, Pennsylvania
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1912-1920) Coadjutor Bishop of Altoona (1920)

John Joseph McCort (February 16, 1860 – April 21, 1936) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, from 1920 until his death in 1936.

Biography

McCort was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Sarah (McCrystal) McCort. After studying at La Salle College, he entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary at Overbrook in 1876.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Jeremiah F. Shanahan on October 14, 1883.^[2] He then served as a professor at St. Charles Seminary until 1899, when he became rector of Our Mother of Sorrows Church.^[1] He was named a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in 1910, and vicar general of the Diocese of Philadelphia in 1911.^[1]

On June 28, 1912, McCort was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Azotus by Pope Pius X.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 17 from Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast, with Bishop John W. Shanahan and John Edmund Fitzmaurice serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul.^[2]

McCort was named Coadjutor Bishop of Altoona on January 27, 1920, and succeeded the late Eugene A. Garvey as the second Bishop of Altoona on October 22 of that year.^[2] He remained at Altoona until his death at age 76.

References

1 2 3 "The Philadelphia Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo". St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. 1917.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop John Joseph McCort". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

External links

John Joseph McCort at Find a Grave

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Eugene A. Garvey	Bishop of Altoona 1920–1936	Succeeded by Richard Thomas Guilfoyle
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia 1912–1920	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown

Bishops	Eugene A. Garvey John Joseph McCort Richard Thomas Guilfoyle Howard Joseph Carroll Joseph Carroll McCormick James John Hogan Joseph Victor Adamec Mark Leonard Bartchak

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert, Johnstown Basilica Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto

Education	Higher education Mount Aloysius College, Cresson Saint Francis University, Loretto High schools Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, Boalsburg

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Ordinaries	Bishops Michael Francis Egan, OFM Henry Conwell Francis Patrick Kenrick Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, CSsR Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty John Francis Cardinal O'Hara, CSC John Joseph Cardinal Krol Anthony Joseph Cardinal Bevilacqua Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishops, current Michael J. Fitzgerald John J. McIntyre Timothy C. Senior Auxiliary Bishops, former Cletus Joseph Benjamin Michael Francis Burbidge Joseph R. Cistone Michael Joseph Crane Edward Peter Cullen Louis A. DeSimone Francis James Furey John Joseph Graham Edward Hughes Hugh L. Lamb Martin Nicholas Lohmuller Robert P. Maginnis Joseph Francis Martino Joseph Carroll McCormick John Joseph McCort Gerald Vincent McDevitt Joseph P. McFadden Joseph Mark McShea Gerald Patrick O'Hara Francis B. Schulte Daniel Edward Thomas Thomas Jerome Welsh

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches Immaculate Conception Old St. Joseph Old St. Mary St. Adalbert St. Agatha and St. James St. Anne St. Augustine St. Basil the Great St. Cyprian St. Donato St. Francis de Sales St. Joachim St. Nicholas of Tolentine St. William Chapels and shrines National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa National Shrine of St. John Neumann

Education	Seminary St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Higher education Cabrini College Chestnut Hill College Gwynedd Mercy University Holy Family University Immaculata University La Salle University Neumann University Rosemont College Saint Joseph's University Villanova University High schools Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Archbishop John Carroll High School Archbishop Prendergast High School Archbishop Ryan High School Archbishop Wood Catholic High School Bishop McDevitt High School Bishop Shanahan High School Cardinal O'Hara High School Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Devon Preparatory School Father Judge High School Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Holy Ghost Preparatory School John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School La Salle College High School Lansdale Catholic High School Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Malvern Preparatory School Mercy Vocational High School Merion Mercy Academy Monsignor Bonner High School Mount Saint Joseph Academy Nazareth Academy High School Pope John Paul II High School Roman Catholic High School for Boys Saint Basil Academy Saint Joseph's Preparatory School Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School, St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls Villa Joseph Marie High School Villa Maria Academy

Priests	Living Edward Joseph Adams Herbert Bevard Michael Joseph Bransfield Francis Xavier DiLorenzo Joseph Anthony Galante James Patrick Green Joseph A. Pepe Nelson J. Perez Deceased Francis Brennan Edwin Byrne George Aloysius Carrell, SJ Hubert James Cartwright Joseph M. Corrigan Joseph Thomas Daley Edmond John Fitzmaurice John Edmund Fitzmaurice John Patrick Foley Francis Xavier Gartland Daniel James Gercke Ignatius Frederick Horstmann John Joseph Hughes Francis Edward Hyland Thomas Francis Kennedy Philip R. McDevitt Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas McGovern Eugene J. McGuinness John Joseph O'Connor William O'Hara Jeremiah F. Shanahan John W. Shanahan David B. Thompson

Miscellany	Archdiocesan Boy Choir St. Francesca Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. Catholic League The Catholic Standard & Times St. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S. Sexual abuse scandal

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