Michael Francis McAuliffe

Michael Francis McAuliffe (November 22, 1920 - January 9, 2006) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City in Missouri.

Biography

Early life Michael McAuliffe was born on November 22, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri, the second of six sons of John Joseph McAuliffe and Bridget Agnes (Broderick) McAuliffe.

McAuliffe attended Our Lady of Good Counsel School and St. John High School Seminary, both in Kansas City. McAuliffe then went to the St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and finally the Theological College of Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

McAuliffe was ordained a priest by Bishop Lorenzo Del Ponte at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Diocese of Kansas City on May 31, 1945.

In June 1982, Holy Family Parish in New Haven, Missouri, won a court battle with McAuliffe about the relocation of an ornate marble altar within the church sanctuary. McAuliffe had stated that the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council forced him to relocate the altar. The judge enjoined McAuliffe and Holy Family to negotiate a compromise solution.

Retirement and legacy On June 25, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted McAuliffe's resignation as bishop of Jefferson City.

Michael McAuliffe died in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 9, 2006. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Jefferson City.