Charles James McDonnell
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Charles James McDonnell is an American
Roman Catholic titular bishop
of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
, New Jersey
.
Born in Queens
, New York
, McDonnell was ordained for the Newark Archdiocese on May 29, 1954. On March 15, 1994, he was named bishop and was ordained bishop on May 21, 1994. Bishop McDonnell retired on May 21, 2004.
United States
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Roman Catholic titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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.
Born in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
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, McDonnell was ordained for the Newark Archdiocese on May 29, 1954. On March 15, 1994, he was named bishop and was ordained bishop on May 21, 1994. Bishop McDonnell retired on May 21, 2004.