About John Bernard McDowell
Lived 1921 – 2010 (aged 88). John Bernard McDowell was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Bernard McDowell (July 17, 1921 – February 25, 2010) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1966 to 1996.
Biography McDowell was ordained to the priesthood on November 4, 1945.
On July 19, 1966, McDowell was appointed as auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Tamazuca. He was consecrated by Cardinal John Joseph Wright on September 8, 1966.
Auxiliary Bishop McDowell ordained the future Cardinal Archbishop of Boston, Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., to the priesthood on August 29, 1970.
McDowell retired on September 9, 1996.
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John Bernard McDowell was born on 17 July 1921 in New Castle.
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John Bernard McDowell died on 25 February 2010 in Pittsburgh.
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John Bernard McDowell was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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