John Edgar McCafferty (January 6, 1920 – April 30, 1980) was a Bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rochester from 1968 to 1980.

Biography

Born in New York City, John McCafferty was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rochester on March 17, 1945. On January 5, 1968 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of ''Tanudaia'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated bishop by Archbishop

Luigi Raimondi Luigi Raimondi (25 October 1912 – 24 June 1975) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 1973 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in ...

, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, on June 14, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Rochester Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and Bishop Emeritus James E. Kearney. McCafferty served as an auxiliary bishop until his death on April 30, 1980, at the age of 60.

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1920 births 1980 deaths Clergy from New York City Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops {{US-RC-bishop-stub