Martin Dewey McNamara

Martin Dewey McNamara (May 12, 1896 – May 23, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1949 until his death in 1966.

This article is about the bishop. For other uses, see Martin McNamara (disambiguation).
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Martin Dewey McNamara
Bishop of Joliet in Illinois
SeeDiocese of Joliet in Illinois
In officeMarch 7, 1949
May 23, 1966
SuccessorRomeo Roy Blanchette
Orders
OrdinationDecember 23, 1922
by George Mundelein
ConsecrationMarch 7, 1949
by Samuel Stritch
Personal details
Born(1896-05-12)May 12, 1896
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedMay 23, 1966(1966-05-23) (aged 70)
Rochester, Minnesota, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationSt. Mary's Seminary
The Catholic University of America

Biography

Early life

McNamara was born on May 12, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, to John Lawrence and Mary (née Hogan) McNamara.[1] He was educated at St. Bride's School and Cathedral College, both in Chicago. McNamara then attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

McNamara was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal George Mundelein on December 23, 1922.[3] McNamara became a professor at Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago in 1925, and served as a chaplain at St. Vincent Infant Hospital in Chicago from 1932 to 1937.[1] McNamara was made pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Wilmette, Illinois, in 1937, and named a domestic prelate by the Vatican in 1946.[1][2]

Bishop of Joliet in Illinois

On December 17, 1948, McNamara was appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Joliet in Illinois by Pope Pius XII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on March 7, 1949, from Cardinal Samuel Stritch, with Bishops John Boylan and Albert Zuroweste serving as co-consecrators.[3][2] McNamara also served as chancellor of the College of St. Francis in Joliet.[4]

McNamara was too ill to travel to Rome to attend the Second Vatican Council. Martin McNamara died in Rochester, Minnesota, on May 23, 1966, at age 70.

References
  1. Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. "DIOCESE AT JOLIET CREATED BY POPE; 3 Named Bishops in Illinois, at New See, at Springfield and to Aid Cardinal". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  3. "Bishop Martin Dewey McNamara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. Knapp, Linnea (August 2010). The University of St. Francis. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-8416-4.
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