Joseph Arthur Costello (May 9, 1915 – September 22, 1978) was a

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of the

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in the

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who served as an auxiliary bishop of the

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from 1963 to 1978.

Biography

Born in

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appointed Costello as the

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of ‘’ Choma’’ and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Thomas Boland on January 24, 1963. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop James McNulty of

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and Newark Auxiliary Bishop

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. Costello attended three of the four sessions of the

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(1962-1965). He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death at the age of 63 on September 22, 1978.

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1915 births 1978 deaths Clergy from Newark, New Jersey 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council {{US-RC-bishop-stub