auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Joseph P. McFadden took which position in Jun 2004?
Joseph P . McFadden Joseph Patrick McFadden ( May 22 , 1947 – May 2 , 2013 ) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church . Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia , he was installed as Bishop of Harrisburg on August 18 , 2010 . He served in that position until his death in 2013 . Early life and education . Joseph McFadden was born in West Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , to Thomas and Ellen ( née Griffin ) McFadden . His parents were Irish immigrants , and one of his sisters is a member of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary , Immaculata , PA . He received his early education at the parochial school of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Overbrook , and attended St . Thomas More High School for Boys in Philadelphia from 1961 to 1965 . At St . Thomas , he was a member of the National Honor Society , a player on the varsity basketball team , and the class valedictorian . McFadden then attended St . Josephs University , where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in politics in 1969 . He played on the freshmen basketball team at St . Josephs , and also coached at St . Thomas More High School and West Catholic Boys High School . Following his graduation from St . Josephs , he joined the faculty of West Catholic Boys High School , where he taught social studies . In addition to his teaching duties , he coached the junior varsity basketball team and served as the schools athletic director . In 1976 , McFadden decided to study for the priesthood , a vocation he had considered through high school and when [ he ] went to college . That year he entered St . Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook , where he earned a Master of Divinity degree summa cum laude . Priesthood . On May 16 , 1981 , McFadden was ordained a priest by Cardinal John Krol at the Cathedral Basilica of SS . Peter and Paul . His first assignment was as a parochial vicar at St . Laurence Church in Highland Park , where he remained for one year . From 1982 to 1993 , he served as administrative secretary to Cardinal Krol . He was named an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on May 29 , 1991 . It was during McFaddens service as a secretary to Cardinal Krol that Krol is believed to have excused and enabled the sexual abuse of hundreds of children within the Philadelphia Archdiocese . In 1993 , McFadden became the first president of Cardinal OHara High School in Springfield . During his eight-year tenure , he increased the schools enrollment from 1,540 students to 2,000 students , and initiated the Laptops for Learning program . From 2001 to 2004 , he served as pastor of St . Josephs Church in Downingtown . In addition to his academic and pastoral duties , he served as chaplain to the Serra Club ( 1987–2001 ) and the Ancient Order of Hibernians ( 1986–95 ) , spiritual director of St . Charles Borromeo Seminary , and director of the archdiocesan pilgrimages to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington , D.C . Episcopacy . Philadelphia . On June 28 , 2004 , McFadden was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and titular bishop of Horreomargum by Pope John Paul II . He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 28 from Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali , with Bishops Robert P . Maginnis and Michael Francis Burbidge serving as co-consecrators , at the Cathedral Basilica of SS . Peter and Paul . He selected as his episcopal motto : Mary the Model - Jesus the Center . Later that year , McFadden expressed his opposition to the holding of a gay rights event at his alma mater of Saint Josephs University , saying , While the Church asks that we recognize the unique dignity of every human person , it does not mean supporting a lifestyle that is contrary to the natural law . He was considered one of the likely candidates to succeed Donald Wuerl as Bishop of Pittsburgh following the latters promotion to Archbishop of Washington . As an auxiliary bishop , McFadden headed the Secretariat of Catholic Education in the archdiocesan curia . As a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops , he served on the Committee on Catholic Education and the Task Force on Faith Formation and Sacramental Practice . Bishop McFadden played a pivotal role in closing both Northeast Catholic High School for boys and Cardinal Dougherty High School . Harrisburg . On June 22 , 2010 , McFadden was appointed the tenth Bishop of Harrisburg by Pope Benedict XVI . His installation took place on August 18 , 2010 . Bishop McFadden died suddenly in Philadelphia on May 2 , 2013 while attending a meeting of the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania . Removal of name in Diocese of Harrisburg . On August 1 , 2018 , Bishop Ronald Gainer , McFaddens successor as bishop of Harrisburg , announced that the names of every bishop of Harrisburg from 1947 onward -- including McFaddens -- will be removed from any building or room in the diocese named in their honor , due to their failure to protect victims from abuse . External links . - Office of Bishop McFadden - Cardinal Rigalis Homily at McFaddens Consecration