John Michael McNamara

American clergyman

John Michael McNamara
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Bishop McNamara High School
In office	1947-1960
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1927-1960) Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (1927-1947)
Orders
Ordination	June 21, 1902 by Cardinal James Gibbons
Consecration	March 29, 1928 by Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley
Personal details
Born	(1878-08-12)August 12, 1878 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	November 26, 1960(1960-11-26) (aged 82)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Michael and Margaret (née McNeally) McNamara
Education	Loyola College
Alma mater	St. Mary's Seminary

John Michael McNamara (August 12, 1878 – November 26, 1960) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1927 to 1947 and of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1947 until his death in 1960.

Biography

Early life

John McNamara was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Michael and Margaret (née McNeally) McNamara.^[1] He studied at Loyola College and at St. Mary's Seminary, both in Baltimore.^[1]

McNamara was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Cardinal James Gibbons on June 21, 1902.^[2] He then did pastoral work in the archdiocese and in the Diocese of Wilmington. McNamara was the founding pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in Washington, D.C. in 1919.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

On December 16, 1927, McNamara was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Eumenia by Pope Pius XI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on March 29, 1928 from Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley, with Bishops William Joseph Hafey and Thomas Joseph Toolen serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Assumption.^[2] He served as vicar general of the archdiocese, and was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne on March 30, 1947.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington

On November 15, 1947, McNamara was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the newly erected Archdiocese of Washington.^[2] He assumed the role of vicar general in Washington as well.^[1]

Throughout his ecclesiastical career, he actively supported the canonization of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, and ordained nearly 2,000 men to the priesthood.^[1] McNamara continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death at age 82.

Bishop McNamara High School bears the name of the bishop.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Most Rev. John M. McNamara". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop John Michael McNamara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington 1947–1960	Succeeded by –
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore 1927–1947	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington

Ordinaries

Archbishops: Michael Joseph Curley; Patrick O'Boyle; William Wakefield Baum; James Aloysius Hickey; Theodore McCarrick; Donald Wuerl; Wilton Daniel Gregory

Auxiliaries: John Michael McNamara; Patrick Joseph McCormick; Philip Hannan; William Joseph McDonald; John Selby Spence; Edward John Herrmann; Thomas William Lyons; Eugene Antonio Marino; Thomas C. Kelly; Álvaro Corrada del Río; William G. Curlin; Leonard Olivier; William E. Lori; Kevin Farrell; Francisco González Valer, SF; Martin Holley; Barry C. Knestout; Mario E. Dorsonville; Roy Edward Campbell; Michael William Fisher; Juan Esposito-Garcia; Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

Churches
and parishes

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

Parish churches: Sacred Heart Church, Bowie; St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly; St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton; St. Mary Church, Newport; St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill; St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco; St. Mary Church, Rockville; St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes; Holy Trinity Church, Washington; Immaculate Conception Church, Washington; St. Aloysius Church, Washington; St. Anthony of Padua Church, Washington; St. Augustine Church, Washington; St. Patrick's Church, Washington; St. Peter's Church, Washington; St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington; Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons; St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring; St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring; Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

Chapels and shrines: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; Pope John Paul II Shrine; Shrine of the Sacred Heart; Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Catholic
education

Higher education: Catholic University of America; Dominican House of Studies; Georgetown University; John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family; Trinity Washington University; Washington Theological Union

High schools: Template:Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools; Academy of the Holy Cross; Archbishop Carroll High School; The Avalon School; Bishop McNamara High School; Brookewood School; Connelly School of the Holy Child; DeMatha Catholic High School; Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School; Elizabeth Seton High School; Georgetown Preparatory School; Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School; Gonzaga College High School; The Heights School; Our Lady of Good Counsel High School; St. Anselm's Abbey School; St. John's College High School; St. Mary's Ryken High School; St. Vincent Pallotti High School; Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Priests

Lorenzo Albacete

Anthony Caffry

William Matthews

Miscellany

Catholic Standard (newspaper)

El Pregonero (newspaper)

Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Holy Rood Cemetery

Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery

The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue

Saint Anselm's Abbey

St. Clement's Island State Park

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