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Vincent Joseph McCauley | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal | |
Province | Mbarara |
Diocese | Fort Portal |
Installed | July 2, 1961 |
Term ended | November 16, 1972 |
Predecessor | Serapio Bwemi Magambo |
Successor | Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 24, 1934 |
Consecration | May 18, 1961 by Cardinal Richard James Cushing |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Vincent Joseph McAuley March 8, 1906 |
Died | November 1, 1982 Rochester, Minnesota United States | (aged 76)
Buried | Notre Dame, Indiana |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Styles of Vincent Joseph McCauley | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | Servant of God |
Vincent Joseph McCauley, CSC (March 8, 1906 – November 1, 1982) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, he was the first Bishop of Fort Portal, having served as the ordinary of the diocese from 1961 to 1972. Later, he served as executive director of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa from 1972 to 1979. A Servant of God, his cause for beatification was introduced in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in August 2006.