Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of San José in California | |
 McGrath (right) in 2007 | |
| Church | Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph |
| Diocese | San Jose |
| Appointed | June 30, 1998 |
| Installed | November 27, 1999 |
| Term ended | May 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Pierre DuMaine |
| Successor | Oscar Cantú |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 7, 1970 by Michael Russell |
| Consecration | January 25, 1989 by John R. Quinn, Mark Joseph Hurley, and Michael Joseph Kaniecki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1945 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | May 7, 2023 (aged 77) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | TOGETHER IN CHRIST |
| Styles of Patrick Joseph McGrath | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Patrick Joseph McGrath (/məˈɡrɔː/ meh-GRAW;[1] June 11, 1945 – May 7, 2023) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in California from 1999 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1989 to 1998.
- ^ "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. San Jose, California: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. December 14, 1999. Reprinted in "Bishop DuMaine Retires; Bishop McGrath Succeeds". The Valley Catholic. Vol. 36, no. 16. May 7, 2019. p. 8.
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath (pronounced: mcgrah), 54, who had been coadjutor bishop since June 30, 1998, immediately succeeded him, becoming the second bishop to head the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose.