Clement J. McNaspy

Clement James McNaspy, SJ
Born	March 22, 1915 Lafayette, Louisiana
Died	February 3, 1995 New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Other names	CJ
Occupation	Retired Academic Dean and Professor Emeritus
Known for	Priest, Musicologist, Author, Editor, Professor, Dean, Missionary
Religion	Roman Catholic

Society of Jesus

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Clement James "CJ" McNaspy S.J. was a Jesuit priest, musicologist, educator, author, and retired Academic Dean (Emeritus) of the College of Music of Loyola University New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Early life

McNaspy was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on March 22, 1915^[1] in Lafayette, Louisiana, the son of Clement James McNaspy and Agnes Aimee Thibodaux McNaspy. He joined the Society of Jesus on July 20, 1931 and was ordained to the Priesthood on June 21, 1944.^[2]

Education

McNaspy began studies at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO in 1931, earning his STB there. He later earned a PhD in Musicology at Université de Montréal and did postdoctoral work at Oxford.

Career

McNaspy wrote several books, including the book "Lost Cities of Paraguay" upon which the story of the movie "The Mission" is based.^[3] He wrote the book following a number of years as a missionary to the Guarani Indians, the tribe featured in the movie.^[4] McNaspy served for a time as an editor of America (magazine)

References

1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/08/obituaries/c-j-mcnaspy-79-jesuit-musicologist-author-and-linguist.html
2. ^ McNaspy, CJ. Play On! Memoirs of a Jesuit Teacher. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 1996.
3. ^ NY Times, Ibid.
4. ^ http://mm.loyno.edu/jesuit-community/clement-j-mcnaspy-sj

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Name	Clement J. McNaspy
Alternative names	CJ McNaspy
Short description
Date of birth	March 22, 1915
Place of birth	Lafayette, LA
Date of death	February 3, 1995
Place of death	New Orleans, LA