Patrick Joseph McGrath
| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Bishop of San José in California | |
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| Church | Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph |
| Diocese | San Jose, California |
| See | San Jose, California |
| Installed | November 27, 1999 |
| Predecessor | Pierre DuMaine |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco |
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| Ordination | June 7, 1970 |
| Consecration | January 25, 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1945 Dublin, Ireland  |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Patrick Joseph McGrath (born June 11, 1945) is the second Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose. Known as P.J., McGrath was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.[1]
Early life and ministry
McGrath attended St. John’s Seminary in Waterford Republic of Ireland, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1970. He served as the parochial vicar of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco, and in the archdiocesan tribunal. He went to Rome to continue his education and earned a doctorate in Canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1977. He returned to San Francisco and was appointed the Vice-Officialis, then Officialis, of the archdiocesan tribunal and pastor of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.[2]
| Styles of Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Episcopal career
McGrath was named auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and titular bishop of Allegheny on December 6, 1988, and consecrated on January 25, 1989 at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption; archbishop John Raphael Quinn served as his principal consecrator. McGrath was named coadjutor bishop of San Jose by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1998, and became the ordinary of the diocese upon the retirement of bishop Pierre DuMaine on November 27, 1999.
References
- ↑ "Patrick Joseph McGrath". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Pope Accepts Bishop Mcfarland’s Resignation, Names Bishop Tod Brown to Orange; Bishop Mcgrath Appointed Coadjutor of San Jose; Msgr. Wester Is Named Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco" (Press release). Office of Media Relations, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. June 29, 1998. Retrieved 2008-09-11. Archived August 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
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| Preceded by Pierre DuMaine |
Bishop of San José in California 1999–present |
Incumbent |
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