Patrick Joseph McGrath

Patrick Joseph McGrath (pronounced /məˈɡrɔː/ meh-GRAW;[1] born June 11, 1945) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the second Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose from 1999 to 2019.

For other people with the same name, see Patrick McGrath (disambiguation).

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Patrick Joseph McGrath
Bishop Emeritus of San José in California
ChurchCathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
DioceseSan Jose
AppointedJune 30, 1998
InstalledNovember 27, 1999
Term endedMay 1, 2019
PredecessorPierre DuMaine
SuccessorOscar Cantú
Orders
OrdinationJune 7, 1970
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1989
by John R. Quinn, Mark Joseph Hurley, and Michael Joseph Kaniecki
Personal details
Born (1945-06-11) June 11, 1945
Dublin, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
MottoTOGETHER IN CHRIST
Styles of
Patrick Joseph McGrath
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life and ministry

McGrath was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 11, 1945. He is the youngest of three sons of Patrick Joseph McGrath, Sr., and Eileen Gaule McGrath. He attended Chanel College in Dublin. In 1964, he entered St. John's Seminary in Waterford at age 19. His father died while he was in seminary.[2]

In 1970, McGrath was ordained to the priesthood in Waterford, by Archbishop Quinn of San Francisco, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He served as the parochial vicar of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco, and in the archdiocesan tribunal. In 1974, he went to Rome to continue his education and earned a doctorate in Canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University on June 11, 1977. He returned to San Francisco and was appointed the Vice-Officialis, then Officialis, of the archdiocesan tribunal. In 1986, he became pastor and rector of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.[2][3]

Episcopal ministry

McGrath was named auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and titular bishop of Allegheny on December 6, 1988, and consecrated on January 25, 1989, at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption; archbishop John Raphael Quinn served as his principal consecrator. McGrath was named coadjutor bishop of San Jose by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1998, and became the ordinary of the diocese upon the retirement of bishop Pierre DuMaine on November 27, 1999.

In 2018 the diocese, with McGrath's approval, paid US$2.3 million for a 3269 square foot, five-bedroom home in Silicon Valley to serve as McGrath's retirement residence.[4][5] A day after the purchase became public, McGrath responded to criticism and said he would order the home sold and that he would live in a rectory in one of the diocese's parishes.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. December 14, 1999. Reprinted in "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. 36 (16). May 7, 2019. p. 8. Bishop Patrick J. McGrath (pronounced: mcgrah), 54, who had been coadjutor bishop since June 30, 1998, immediately succeeded him, becoming the second bishop to head the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose.
  2. Ward, Roberta (October 20, 1998). "'PJ' McGrath – from Youth in Ireland to Coadjutor Bishop of San Jose". The Valley Catholic. San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. Reprinted in Ward, Roberta (May 7, 2019). "'PJ' McGrath – from Youth in Ireland to Coadjutor Bishop of San Jose". The Valley Catholic. 36 (16). San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. pp. 46–50.
  3. "Pope Accepts Bishop Mcfarland's Resignation, Names Bishop Tod Brown to Orange; Bishop Mcgrath Appointed Coadjutor of San Jose; Msgr. Wester Is Named Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco" (Press release). Office of Media Relations, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. June 29, 1998. Archived from the original on August 3, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  4. Woolfolk, John (August 26, 2018). "San Jose Diocese buys bishop $2.3 million retirement home". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. "Church buys five-bedroom, $2.3m Silicon Valley home for retiring bishop". The Guardian. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. Green, Jason (August 27, 2018). "Retiring S.J. bishop confesses error in judgment, won't move into $2.3 million home". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 28, 2018. The home was purchased with money from a fund dedicated to housing retired bishops and proceeds from the sale of a Menlo Park condominium, where McGrath's predecessor, retired Bishop Pierre DuMaine, had lived before moving into assisted living.
  7. "Statement of Bishop Patrick J. McGrath Diocese of San Jose". August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pierre DuMaine		 Bishop of San Jose
1999–2019		 Succeeded by
Oscar Cantú
Preceded by
-		 Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
1988–1999		 Succeeded by
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