Justin J. McCarthy
Catholic bishop
Justin Joseph McCarthy (November 26, 1900 – December 26, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. McCarthy served as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1957 until his death in 1959. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1954 to 1957
Biography
Early life
Justin McCarthy was born on November 26, 1900, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Delia (née Regan) McCarthy. He and his family later moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he attended St. Mary of the Assumption School and Battin High School. He studied at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (1923) and a Master of Arts degree (1925). McCarthy then furthered his studies in Rome, residing at the Pontifical North American College while studying theology at the Urban College of Propaganda.
Priesthood
While in Rome, McCarthy was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark in Rome by Cardinal Basilio Pompilj on April 16, 1927. He earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Urban College that year as well.
Upon his return to New Jersey in 1927, the archdiocese assigned McCarthy as professor of sacred scripture and homiletics at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University.
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