- Robert P. Maginnis
infobox bishopstyles
name=Robert Maginnis
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |Robert Patrick Maginnis, VG (born
December 22 ,1933 ) is an Americanprelate of theRoman Catholic Church , who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia.Biography
Robert Maginnis was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania , and studied at [http://www.scs.edu/ St. Charles Borromeo Seminary] before being ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Krol onMay 13 ,1961 .On
January 24 ,1996 , he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of "Siminina" byPope John Paul II . Maginnis received his episcopal consecration on the followingMarch 11 from Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, with Archbishop Francis Schulte and Bishop Edward Cullen serving as co-consecrators. He later became pastor of [http://www.stcolmanchurch.org/ St. Colman Church] in Ardmore, in addition to his episcopal duties.The Bishop currently heads the [http://archdiocese-phl.org/evangelization/index.htm Secretariat for Evangelization] in the archdiocesan curia, and oversees the [http://home.netcom.com/~adphltrb/ Metropolitan Tribunal] (for administrative purposes only), [http://archdiocese-phl.org/offices/ch.htm Chancery Office] , Office for Consecrated Life, [http://archdiocese-phl.org/pastplan/index.htm Office for Research and Planning] , and Office for Hispanic Catholics. He is also Honorary Chairman of the [http://www.catholicleaders.org/default.asp Catholic Leadership Institute] .
External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmaginnis.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://archdiocese-phl.org/offices/maginnis.htm Office of Bishop Maginnis]
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