Robert John McClory

Robert John McClory (born October 10, 1963) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Gary in Indiana since 2019.

Biography

Early life Robert McClory was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 10, 1963, the youngest of four children of James and Ann McClory. He graduated from George A. Dondero High School in Royal Oak.

In 1985, McClory earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics and communications from Oakland University. In 1987, he received a master's degree in public policy and administration from Columbia University in New York City and in 1991 a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

After his 1999 ordination, the diocese assigned McClory in 2000 as associate pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish in Shelby Township, Michigan and at St. Isidore Parish in Macomb Township, Michigan. In 2001, he was also appointed as a judge on the metropolitan tribunal. Maida took McClory away from his parish assignments in 2002 to appoint him as his administrative secretary as well as an instructor in canon law at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. On February 11, 2020, McClory was consecrated by Archbishop Charles C. Thompson at Holy Angels Cathedral in Gary, with Vigneron and Bishop Dale Joseph Melczek serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop McClory is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and is a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.