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Joseph Robert Crowley (January 12, 1915 – February 4, 2003) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend from 1971–1990.


Biography

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Joseph Crowley worked for five years at People's Trust and Savings Company in Fort Wayne. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II serving in both the North African and
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campaigns. He attained the rank of
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. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend by Bishop
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on May 1, 1953. As a priest he served at St. Peter's Church in
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, St. Francis Xavier Church in Pierceton, Indiana, Pierceton, St. Patrick's Church in Lagro, Indiana, Lagro, St. Joseph's Church in Fort Wayne and St. Matthew's Cathedral (South Bend, Indiana), St. Matthew's Cathedral in South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. He also served on the diocesan board of directors, as assistant chancellor, consultor, director of religious instruction and vicar general among other responsibilities. In addition Crowley served as the editor of ''Our Sunday Visitor'' in Huntington, Indiana, moderator of the United States Bishops' Press Panel during the final session of the Second Vatican Council, and chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Catholic Conference's Committee on Communication. On June 16, 1971 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of ''Maraguia'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop George Biskup of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indianapolis on August 24, 1971. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Leo Aloysius Pursley, Leo Pursley of Fort Wayne-South Bend and Andrew Gregory Grutka, Andrew Grutka of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary, Gary. He continued to serve as auxiliary bishop and Rector (ecclesiastical), rector of St. Matthew's Cathedral until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on May 8, 1990. He died on February 4, 2003, at the age of 88.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowley, Joseph Robert 1915 births 2003 deaths People from Fort Wayne, Indiana People from South Bend, Indiana Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Catholics from Indiana