William Jerome McCormack (January 24, 1924 – November 23, 2013) was an American
prelate
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of the
Catholic Church
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who served as
Auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York ( la, Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church ( particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church) located in the State of New York. It encompasses the boroug ...
from 1987 to 2001.
Biography
William Jerome McCormack was born in
New York City
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ordained a priest on February 21, 1959.
McCormack was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York as well as
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 Nicives on December 23, 1986, and consecrated bishop January 6, 1987.
Bishop McCormack retired as auxiliary bishop of New York on October 30, 2001.
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References
External links
New York Archdiocese
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
1924 births
2013 deaths
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