Eugene J. McGuinness

Most Reverend Eugene Joseph McGuinness
Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa
See	Oklahoma City
In office	February 1, 1948—December 27, 1957
Predecessor	Francis C. Kelley
Successor	Victor J. Reed
Orders
Ordination	May 22, 1915
Personal details
Born	(1889-09-06)September 6, 1889 Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Died	December 27, 1957(1957-12-27) (aged 68)
Previous post	Bishop of Raleigh (1938-44) Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1944-1945) Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Styles of Eugene McGuinness

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Eugene Joseph McGuinness (September 6, 1889 – December 27, 1957) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Raleigh (1937–44) and Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1948–57).

Biography

Early life and education

Eugene McGuinness was born in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, to Daniel and Mary (née Flood) McGuinness.^[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of Holy Infancy Church in Bethlehem.^[1] He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, and earned a Doctor of both laws and Doctor of Sacred Theology degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast on May 22, 1915.^[2]

Ordination and ministry

He served as a curate at St. Paul's Church, St. Agatha's Church, St. John's Church, and the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, all in Philadelphia.^[1] He was assistant director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1917–19), and field secretary (1919–20) and vice-president (1920–24) of the Catholic Church Extension Society.^[1] He was executive secretary of the American Board of Catholic Missions (1923–37), and named a Domestic Prelate in 1929.^[1]

Bishop of Raleigh

On October 13, 1937, McGuinness was appointed Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, by Pope Pius XI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty, with Bishops William David O'Brien and Hugh L. Lamb serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City

Bishop McGuinness was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa and Titular Bishop of Ilium on November 11, 1944.^[2]

Upon the death of Bishop Francis Kelley on February 1, 1948, McGuinness succeeded him as the third Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa.^[2] During his 9-year-long administration, he saw the Catholic population in the state grow by almost 40 percent, and received 1,242 adult converts in 1957 alone.^[3] Priestly and religious vocations flourished, and he made trips to Ireland and Poland to recruit clergy.^[3]

McGuinness died at age 68.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 "Oklahomanization: 1945-1957". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

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Preceded by Francis Clement Kelley	Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa 1945–1957	Succeeded by Victor Joseph Reed
Preceded by William Joseph Hafey	Bishop of Raleigh 1938–1944	Succeeded by Vincent Stanislaus Waters

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Ordinaries	Prefects of Indian Territory Isidore Robot Ignatius Jean Bishops Theophile Meerschaert Francis Kelley Eugene J. McGuinness Victor Joseph Reed Archbishops John R. Quinn Charles Salatka Eusebius J. Beltran Paul Stagg Coakley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parishes St. Joseph Old Cathedral, Oklahoma City Abbey St. Gregory's Abbey

Education	Higher Education St. Gregory's University High Schools Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City Mount St. Mary High School, Oklahoma City

Priests	Raised to the episcopate Stephen Aloysius Leven John Joseph Sullivan Anthony Taylor Edward Weisenburger Servant of God Stanley Rother

Miscellany	Sooner Catholic

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Diocese of Raleigh

Ordinaries	Bishops William Joseph Hafey Eugene J. McGuinness Vincent Stanislaus Waters F. Joseph Gossman Michael Francis Burbidge

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, Wilmington Parishes St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cary St. Paul's Church, New Bern St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Raleigh

Education	High Schools John Paul II Catholic High School, Greenville Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh St. Thomas More Academy, Raleigh

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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 Career & Technical 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 William Matthews 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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