Justin J. McCarthy

Catholic bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Justin Joseph McCarthy
Bishop of Camden
See	Diocese of Camden
In office	1957–1959
Predecessor	Bartholomew J. Eustace
Successor	Celestine Damiano
Orders
Ordination	April 16, 1927
Consecration	June 11, 1955 by Thomas Aloysius Boland
Personal details
Born	(1900-11-26)November 26, 1900 Sayre, Pennsylvania, US
Died	December 26, 1959(1959-12-26) (aged 59) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	St. Mary of the Assumption School Seton Hall University Pontifical Urban University

Justin Joseph McCarthy (November 26, 1900 – December 26, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. McCarthy served as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1957 until his death in 1959. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1954 to 1957

Biography

Early life

Justin McCarthy was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Delia (née Regan) McCarthy.^[1] He and his family later moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he attended St. Mary of the Assumption School and Battin High School.^[2]^[3] He studied at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (1923) and a Master of Arts degree (1925).^[1] McCarthy then furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical North American College and the Urban College of Propaganda.^[1]^[3]

Priesthood

While in Rome, McCarthy was ordained to the priesthood on April 16, 1927.^[4] He earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Urban College that year as well.^[1]^[3]

Upon his return to New Jersey in 1927, McCarthy served as professor of sacred scripture and homiletics at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. In 1941, he was named as spiritual director and professor of ascetical theology.^[2] McCarthy was raised to the rank of a papal chamberlain in May 1941 and a domestic prelate in December 1949.^[1] In 1953, he was named pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in South Orange, New Jersey.^[2] He also served as director of the Priests' Eucharistic League and the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD).^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

On March 27, 1954, McCarthy was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Newark and titular bishop of Doberus by Pope Pius XII.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on June 11, 1954, from Archbishop Thomas Boland, with Bishops Bartholomew J. Eustace and James A. McNulty serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Newark.^[4]^[5]

Bishop of Camden

Following the death of Bishop Eustace in December 1956, McCarthy was named the second bishop of the Diocese of Camden on January 27, 1957.^[4] He was installed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden on March 19, 1957.^[6] On March 22, 1957, McCarthy suffered a heart attack and was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden.^[7]

During his relatively short tenure, McCarthy made Catholic education his primary concern. He opened several new schools and expanded already existing ones, making room for an increase of over 5,000 students at the elementary level and 1,000 students at the high school level.^[6] At the time of his death, some 20,000 children were enrolled in CCD classes, nearly a 100 percent increase since his installation.^[6] McCarthy sent some clergy to Puerto Rico to learn Spanish so they could better serve Spanish-speaking Catholics.^[6] In 1957, he opened a mobile chapel for migrant workers, and in 1959 secured the services of four Oblates of the Sacred Heart Sisters to teach religion and do social work at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Camden.^[2] He also erected four new parishes, founded a diocesan commission on properties and buildings, and encouraged a Catholic Youth Council be established at every parish in the diocese.^[2]

On December 26, 1959, McCarthy suffered a second heart attack while preparing to celebrate mass. He died later that day at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Elizabeth, New Jersey.^[2]^[3] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Previous Bishops". Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Justin McCarthy Dead; Headed Camden Catholic Diocese". The New York Times. 1959-12-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Justin Joseph McCarthy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ "CONSECRATED IN JERSEY; Msgr. McCarthy Made Auxiliary Bishop of Newark Archdiocese". The New York Times. 1954-06-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Justin J. McCarthy". Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
^ "Bishop Justin McCarthy Is Ill". The New York Times. 1957-03-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-07.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bartholomew J. Eustace	Bishop of Camden 1957–1959	Succeeded by Celestine Damiano
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey 1954–1957	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden

Ordinaries

Bishops: Bartholomew J. Eustace; Justin J. McCarthy; Celestine Damiano; George Henry Guilfoyle; James T. McHugh; Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio; Joseph Anthony Galante; Dennis Joseph Sullivan

Auxiliary bishop: James Louis Schad

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden

Parishes: St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Atlantic City; St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden; St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church, Camden

Education

High schools: Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken Township; Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill; Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City; Holy Spirit High School, Absecon; Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Newfield; Paul VI High School, Haddonfield; St. Augustine Preparatory School, Richland; Wildwood Catholic Academy, North Wildwood

Closed	Sacred Heart High School, Vineland Saint James High School, Carneys Point Township St. Joseph Academy, Hammonton (now independent of Diocese)

Priests

James F. Checchio

Miguel Pedro Mundo

Miscellany

Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City

St. Padre Pio Shrine, Landisville

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Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton Charles J. Watters

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