Charles James McDonnell

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Charles James McDonnell
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus
Charles McDonnell, Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army, 1986-1989
Archdiocese	Newark
Appointed	March 15, 1994
Installed	May 12, 1994
Term ended	May 21, 2004
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus
Orders
Ordination	May 29, 1954
Consecration	May 21, 1994 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Peter Leo Gerety, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli
Personal details
Born	(1928-07-07)July 7, 1928 Queens, New York
Died	February 13, 2020(2020-02-13) (aged 91) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Styles of Charles James McDonnell

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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

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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.^[1] He died on February 13, 2020, aged 91.^[2]

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

References

^ Bishop Charles McDonnell^{[self-published source]}
^ "Statement on the passing of Most Reverend Charles J. McDonnell, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army" (Press release). Archdiocese of Newark. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark 1994–2004	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark
Bishops	James Roosevelt Bayley Michael Corrigan Winand Wigger John O'Connor
Archbishops	Thomas J. Walsh Thomas Aloysius Boland Peter Leo Gerety Theodore McCarrick John J. Myers Joseph W. Tobin
Coadjutor Archbishop	Bernard Hebda
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Newark
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Parishes	St. Henry's Church, Bayonne Madonna Church, Fort Lee Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bayonne St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City St. Antoninus Church, Newark St. Casimir's Church, Newark St. Columba's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Newark St. Joseph's Church, Newark Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark St. Rocco's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Orange St. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education	Seton Hall University Caldwell University Felician College Saint Peter's University
Seminary	Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
High schools	Bergen County Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale St. Mary High School, Rutherford Essex County Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark St. Vincent Academy, Newark Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange Hudson County Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit Oratory Preparatory School, Summit Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains
Former	Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth Holy Family Academy, Bayonne Marist High School, Bayonne Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Cecilia High School, Englewood
Grade schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark
Auxiliary bishops	Thomas Aloysius Boland Paul Gregory Bootkoski Joseph Arthur Costello Edgar Moreira da Cunha Manuel Aurelio Cruz Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Gaetano Aldo Donato John Joseph Dougherty John Walter Flesey Joseph Abel Francis Robert Francis Garner William A. Griffin Elias R. Lorenzo Dominic Anthony Marconi Justin J. McCarthy Charles James McDonnell James T. McHugh Thomas Henry McLaughlin Jerome Arthur Pechillo David Arias Pérez Michael Angelo Saltarelli Michael A. Saporito Arthur J. Serratelli John M. Smith Martin Walter Stanton Gregory J. Studerus
Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton Charles J. Watters

v t e Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark
Gate of Heaven Cemetery (East Hanover) Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington) Holy Name Cemetery (Jersey City) Mount Olivet Cemetery (Newark) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange) Saint Peter's Cemetery (Jersey City)

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