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William Edward McManus (January 27, 1914 – March 3, 1997) was a 20th-century
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
of the
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in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of Chicago The Archdiocese of Chicago ( la, Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. It was established as a diocese in 1843 and ...
in Illinois from 1967 to 1976 and bishop of the
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in Indiana from 1976 to 1985.


Biography

William McManus was born on April 15, 1939, in
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,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
. He was ordained a
priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
on April 15, 1939, for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal George Mundelein.


Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On June 11, 1967, McManus was named
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of ''
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'' and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago by
Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in Augus ...
. He was consecrated on August 24, 1967, by Cardinal
John Cody John Patrick Cody (December 24, 1907 – April 25, 1982) was an American bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of St. Louis, he served as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (1956–1961), Archbishop of New Orleans (196 ...
. Bishops Cletus F. O'Donnell and Aloysius John Wycislo were the principal co-consecrators.


Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend

On August 24, 1976, Paul VI named McManus as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. He was installed in Fort Wayne on October 29, 1976.
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
accepted McManus' resignation as bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend on February 18, 1985. William McManus died on March 3, 1997, at age 83 in
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.


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References

1914 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Clergy from Chicago Roman Catholic bishops of Fort Wayne–South Bend Religious leaders from Illinois Catholics from Illinois {{US-RC-bishop-stub