James Francis McCarthy

James Francis McCarthy (born July 9, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in New York City from 1999 to 2002. McCarthy was forced to resign his post in 2002 after he admitted having sexual affairs with adult women.

Biography

Early life Born on July 9, 1942, in Mount Kisco, New York, James McCarthy attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York. McCarthy then attended Cathedral College in Queens, New York, and St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York.

Priesthood

McCarthy was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Terence Cooke at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on June 1, 1968, for the Archdiocese of New York. After his 1968 ordination, the archdiocese assigned McCarthy as an assistant pastor at St. Denis Parish in Hopewell Junction, New York. He left St. Denis in 1976 to serve as pastor at St. Benedict's Parish in the Bronx.

Resignation and legacy On June 15, 2002, John Paul II accepted McCarthy's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of New York.