Charles Garrett Maloney (9 September 1913 – 30 April 2006) served as the
auxiliary bishop of Louisville and
titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Bardstown, Kentucky.
Education
Maloney attended high school and college at
Saint Joseph's College in
Rensselaer, Indiana
Rensselaer is a city located along the Iroquois River in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,859 at the 2010 census, up from 5,294 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jasper County. Saint ...
where he graduated ''
summa cum laude
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''. He later attended the
Pontifical North American College
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in
Rome, Italy
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary)
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...
where he was eventually ordained.
Ministry
Maloney was ordained a
priest
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in 1937. On 30 December 1954
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
appointed Maloney the
auxiliary bishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville; he served in the capacity for 51 years. He was consecrated as a Roman Catholic
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in 1955 by Archbishop John Alexander Floersh at the
Cathedral of the Assumption in
Louisville, Kentucky
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. Also in 1954, he was appointed bishop of the
titular see
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of
Capsa
Gafsa ( aeb, ڨفصة '; ar, قفصة qafṣah), originally called Capsa in Latin, is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. It lends its Latin name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. With a population of 111,170, Gafsa is the ninth-la ...
. Later he was appointed as the first
titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of the diocese of
Bardstown, Kentucky, a diocese founded in 1808 but later moved to Louisville.
Second Vatican Council
As of 1995, His Excellency was one of only eight United States bishops still living who participated in the
Second Vatican Council
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. Maloney participated in all four session of the council from 1962 to 1965. He was influential in the passage of ''
Dignitatis humanae'' (Declaration on Religious Freedom), one of only sixteen documents generated by the Council and approved by the
Pope
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
. Ironically, Bishop Maloney often said the traditional Latin Mass during his retirement at Saint Martin of Tours Church in Louisville.
See also
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Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral
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Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville)
The Cathedral of the Assumption is a Catholic cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Louisville. It is the seat of Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, and Martin A. Linebach, vicar general for the archdiocese, s ...
*
Capsa (see)
Gafsa ( aeb, ڨفصة '; ar, قفصة qafṣah), originally called Capsa in Latin, is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. It lends its Latin name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. With a population of 111,170, Gafsa is the Tunisia#M ...
References
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External links
Cathedral of the Assumption HomepageBasilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral HomepageRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville Homepage
Episcopal succession
Religious leaders from Louisville, Kentucky
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Participants in the Second Vatican Council
Saint Joseph's College (Indiana) alumni
1913 births
2006 deaths
Catholics from Kentucky
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