Michael Francis McAuliffe

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Michael Francis McAuliffe
Bishop of Jefferson City
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Jefferson City
Predecessor Joseph M. Marling
Successor John R. Gaydos
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 1945
by Lorenzo Del Ponte
ConsecrationAugust 18, 1969
by  Luigi Raimondi
Personal details
Born(1920-11-22)November 22, 1920
Kansas City, Kansas, US
DiedJanuary 6, 2006(2006-01-06) (aged 85)
Kansas City, Missouri, US
EducationSt. Louis Preparatory Seminary
Catholic University of America
MottoIn truth and charity
Styles of
Michael F. McAuliffe
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor

Michael Francis McAuliffe (November 22, 1920 - January 6, 2006) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City in Missouri.

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Biography

Early life

Michael McAuliffe was born on November 22, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas, the second of six sons of John Joseph McAuliffe and Bridget Agnes (Broderick) McAuliffe. [1]

McAuliffe attended Our Lady of Good Counsel School and St. John High School Seminary, both in Kansas City. McAuliffe then went to the St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and finally the Theological College of Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. [2]

McAuliffe was ordained a priest by Bishop Lorenzo Del Ponte at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Diocese of Kansas City on May 31, 1945. [1]

Bishop of Jefferson City

Upon the resignation of Bishop Joseph M. Marling, Pope Paul VI appointed McAuliffe as the second bishop of Jefferson City on July 2, 1969. McAuliffe was consecrated and installed by Cardinal Luigi Raimondi on August 18, 1969, at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City, Missouri. [1] McAuliffe's motto was "In Truth and Charity."

In January 1980, McAuliffe appeared before the Missouri General Assembly to support the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. [3]

In June 1982, Holy Family Parish in New Haven, Missouri, won a court battle with McAuliffe about the relocation of an ornate marble altar within the church sanctuary. McAuliffe had stated that the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council forced him to relocate the altar. The judge enjoined McAuliffe and Holy Family to negotiate a compromise solution. [4]

Retirement and legacy

On June 25, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted McAuliffe's resignation as bishop of Jefferson City. [1] In February 2003, McAuliffe and the diocese were sued by a North Carolina man who claimed to have been sexually molested by two diocesan priests when he was a child. [5]

Michael McAuliffe died in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6, 2006. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Jefferson City. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Michael Francis McAuliffe [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop Michael Francis McAuliffe Obituary (2006) Kansas City Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Testimony of Bishop Michael F. McAuliffe" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Church parishoners[sic] win legal fight". UPI. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ↑ SLOCA, PAUL (2003-02-18). "Ex-Priests Face Abuse Lawsuit by Mo. Man". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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Preceded by Bishop of Jefferson City
1969 to 1997		Succeeded by
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