Bryan Joseph McEntegart

Bryan Joseph McEntegart (January 5, 1893 – September 30, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in New York State (1943–1953), rector of the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C. (1953–1957), and as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City (1957–1968).

Biography Early life Bryan McEntegart was born on January 5, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York, to Patrick and Katherine (née Roe) McEntegart. After returning to New York, the archdiocese assigned McEntegart as a curate at Sacred Heart Parish in Manhattan. During this period, McEntegart pursued graduate studies at the New York School of Social Work. McEntegart was named the first director of the Children's Division in the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.

During the American presidency of Herbert Hoover, McEntegart served on the White House Committee on Child Welfare. He was named director of the Child Welfare League of America in 1931. After the 1932 presidential election, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt retained McEntegart on the Child Welfare committee. From 1941 to 1943, McEntegart served as national secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Shortly after his installation, the Cathedral of Ogdensburg was destroyed by fire; however, McEntegart constructed a new edifice within months. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council Rome between 1962 and 1965; he implemented the reforms of the council, becoming a pioneer in the ecumenical movement and establishing the Pastoral Institute in Brooklyn in 1967. Two months later, after suffering a stroke, Bryan McEntegart died on September 30, 1968 at his residence in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn at age 75.