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Eugene J. McGuinness

American Catholic prelate (1889–1957)

Summary

American Catholic prelate (1889–1957)

Field	Value
type	Bishop
honorific-prefix	His Excellency, The Most Reverend
name	Eugene Joseph McGuinness
title	Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa
image	Eugene J. McGuinness.jpeg
church
diocese	Oklahoma City
term_start	February 1, 1948
term_end	December 27, 1957
predecessor	Francis C. Kelley
successor	Victor J. Reed
<!---------- Orders ---------->	ordination	May 22, 1915
ordained_by	Edmond Francis Prendergast
consecration	December 21, 1937
consecrated_by	Dennis Joseph Dougherty
<!---------- Personal details ---------->	birth_date
birth_place	Hellertown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
previous_post	Bishop of Raleigh
(1938 to 1944)
Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1945 to 1948)
Titular Bishop of Ilium
(1944 to 1948)
motto	Omnia omnibus
(All things to all men)
education	St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
University of Santo Tomas

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend (1938 to 1944) Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa (1945 to 1948) Titular Bishop of Ilium (1944 to 1948) (All things to all men) University of Santo Tomas Eugene Joseph McGuinness (September 6, 1889 – December 27, 1957) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina (1937–1944) and as bishop of the Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa in Oklahoma (1948–1957).

Biography

Early life

Eugene McGuinness was born on September 6, 1889, in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, to Daniel and Mary (née Flood) McGuinness. He received his early education at the parochial school of Holy Infancy Parish in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then earned Doctor of Both Laws and Doctor of Sacred Theology degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.

Priesthood

McGuinness was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Archbishop Edmond Prendergast on May 22, 1915. Over the next several years, McGuinness then served as a curate at St. Paul's Parish, St. Agatha's Parish, St. John's Parish, and at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, all in Philadelphia.

McGuinness was named assistant director of the local Society for the Propagation of the Faith, then as field secretary in 1919. He was name a vice-president in 1920 of the national Catholic Church Extension Society. McGuinness served as executive secretary of the American Board of Catholic Missions from 1923 to 1937, and was named a domestic prelate by the Vatican in 1929.

Bishop of Raleigh

On October 13, 1937, McGuinness was appointed bishop of Raleigh by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on December 21, 1937, from Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, with bishops William O'Brien and Hugh L. Lamb serving as co-consecrators.

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Oklahoma City

Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2008)

McGuinness was appointed coadjutor bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa and titular bishop of Ilium on November 11, 1944, by Pope Pius XII. After the death of Bishop Francis Kelley on February 1, 1948, McGuinness automatically succeeded him as the third bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa.

During his nine-year administration, McGuinness saw the Catholic population in the state grow by almost 40 percent and received 1,242 adult converts in 1957 alone. He made trips to Ireland and Poland to recruit clergy.

Death and legacy

Eugene McGuinness died on December 27, 1957, at age 68.

References

Curtis, Georgina Pell. (1961). "The American Catholic Who's Who". Walter Romig.
"Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
"Oklahomanization: 1945-1957". [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City]].

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