Catholic bishop

Charles James McDonnell (July 7, 1928 – February 13, 2020) was an American Roman Catholic *ular bishop of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Awards and decorations
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links
• 6 Episcopal succession

Biography

Born in Queens, New York, McDonnell was ordained for the Newark Archdiocese on May 29, 1954.

On March 15, 1994, he was named bishop and was consecrated as bishop on May 21, 1994. Bishop McDonnell retired on May 21, 2004. He died on February 13, 2020, aged 91.

Awards and decorations

Among his awards and decorations are:

• Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
• Soldier's Medal
• Bronze Star
• Meritorious Service Medal (with three bronze oak leaf clusters)
• Air Medal
• Army Commendation Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
• Presidential Unit Citation
• Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
• Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
• Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars)
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 2)
• Vietnam Campaign Medal

See also

Portals:BiographyCatholicismNew Jersey

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Official Site

Episcopal succession

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