Evening star., 1948-03-19
Bishop Mcnamara
Named Assistant 10
PontificaI Throne

The Most Rev. John M. McNa-
mara, vicar general of the Archdio-
cese of Washington, has been ap-
pointed by Pope Plus XII as an
assistant to the ponitfical throne
in recognition of his work in the
Archdiocese of Baltimore and
Washington.
The announcement today said no.
tice Of the appointment was con-
veyed to Bishop Mcnamara yester-
day by the Most Rev. Amleto Gio-
vanni Cicognani, apostolic delegate
to the United States.
Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle
meanwhile announced reappoint-
ment of Msgr. John j. Russell of
st. Patrick's Church as director of
Catholic Charities, and named II
other priests to fill archdiocesan
ofnces in his official household.
Gets Catholic Charities Post.
The other appointments included:
Director in charge of volunteer
work of Catholic Charities, the Rev.
James A. Caulfield of Holy Name
Church.
Moderator Of theological confer
ences, the Very Rev. Francis j. Con-
nell, G. IS. R., superior of Holy
Redeemer College and member of
the Catholic University faculty.
Director of education, the Rev.
John s., Spense of st. Matthews
Cathedral.
Director Of the Home and For
eign Mission Society of the Propa-
CATION OF the Apostleship of Prayer,
the Rev. Neil j. Gargan, S. j., of st.
Aloysius Church.
Heads Holy Name.
Director of the Holy Name So
ciety, the Rev. Joseph M. Moran
of st. Thomas the Apostle Church.
Director of the Sodality Union,
the Rev. Charles w. Nelson of st.
Peters Church.
Director OF the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine, the Rev. Joseph
E. Gedra of Immaculate Conception
Church.
Director Of the Catholic Youth
Organization. the Rev. Thomas B.
Dade Of st. Patrick's Church.
Director of cemeteries, the Rev.
Stephen J. Hogan, chaplain at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital.
Censor librorum, the Rev. DR..
John Tracy Ellis, professor of
church history at Catholic Univer-
sity.
Chaplain of Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts, the Rev. Aloysius E. Fuller,
S. j., OF st. Aloysius Church.
Served Here Since 1902.
Bishop McNamara has served In
the Baltimore and Washington arch
dioceses since his ordination to the
priesthood by the late James Cardi-
nal Gibbons in the Baltimore Cathe-
dral on June 81, 1902. He has been
a member of the Catholic hierarchy
since December 10, 1927, when he
was appointed titular bishop of Eu-
menia and auxiliary bishop of the
Baltimore and Washington arch
dioceses.
He was the first member of the
official household to be selected by
Archbishop O'Boyle, who announced
the appointment of Bishop McNa-
mara as vicar general of Wash
ington from the altar of st. Mat
thew's Cathedral Immediately after
the new Washington archbishop was
installed.
Born in Baltimore on August IL,
1878, Bishop McNamara attended st.
Joseph's School and Loyola High
School and College prior to begin
ming study for the priesthood at st.
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.
Built Up St. Gabriels.
His first Washington assignment
was as assistant at st. Patrick's s
Church, from which Archbishop
Curley named him to head the
present st. Gabriels parish, which
at that time occupied small hut.
Bishop McNamara has built it up
to the present church building on
Grant Circle and the adjoining
school and parish house.
While serving as auxiliary bishop
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