James McCarthy (bishop)
James William McCarthy (30 January 1853 – 24 December 1943) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Galloway in Scotland from 1914 to 1943.[1]
James McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Galloway | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Galloway |
| Appointed | 25 May 1914 |
| Term ended | 24 December 1943 |
| Predecessor | William Turner |
| Successor | William Mellon |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 May 1879 |
| Consecration | 9 June 1914 by Donald Aloysius Mackintosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1853 |
| Died | 24 December 1943 (aged 90) Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland |
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 30 January 1853, he was educated at St Mary's College, Blairs 1869-1872; Royal Scots College, Valladolid 1872-1876 and St Peter's Seminary 1876-1879.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood in Glasgow on 4 May 1879. He was curate at Our Lady and St Margaret's, Kinning Park 1879-1884 and parish priest of St John's, Port Glasgow 1884-1899. He was parish priest of St Mary Immaculate, Pollokshaws 1899-1900 and administrator of St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow 1900-1914.[2]
He was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway by the Holy See on 25 May 1914, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 June 1914. The principal consecrator was Donald Aloysius Mackintosh, Coadjutor Archbishop of Glasgow, and the principal co-consecrators were James August Smith, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh and John Joseph Keily, Bishop of Plymouth.[1]
He died in office on 24 December 1943, aged 90.[1]
References
- "Bishop James William McCarthy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- Johnson, Christine (1991). Scottish Catholic Secular Clergy 1879-1989. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd. pp. 284, 370, 375, 387, 405. ISBN 0 85976 345 5.