Bryan Joseph McEntegart

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St. Joseph's Seminary

Bryan Joseph McEntegart (January 5, 1893 – September 30, 1968) was an American

Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1953–1957), and as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn
in New York City (1957–1968).

Biography

Early life and education

Bryan McEntegart was born on January 5, 1893, in

St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.[2]

Ordination and ministry

McEntegart was

St. Patrick's Cathedral.[4]

After pursuing his

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.[2] During his tenure as director, he also taught courses in child welfare at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service (1920-1930), served on the White House Committee on Child Welfare under Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was director of the Child Welfare League of America (1931-1937).[2] McEntegart was a curate at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Manhattan from 1938 to 1941.[4] In 1941, he was elected president of the National Conference of Catholic Charities.[5] From 1941 to 1943, McEntegart served as national secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.[2] He became the first executive director of Catholic Relief Services in 1943.[2] He also served on the board of the United Service Organizations for fourteen years.[3]

Bishop of Ogdensburg

On June 5, 1943, McEntegart was appointed the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg by

consecration on August 3, 1943, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Edmund Gibbons and Stephen Joseph Donahue serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick's Cathedral.[6] Shortly after his installation, the Cathedral of Ogdensburg was destroyed by fire; however, McEntegart constructed a new edifice within months.[3]

Rector of Catholic University

From 1953 to 1957, McEntegart served as rector of the Catholic University of America.[2] He was assigned the titular see of Aradi on August 19, 1953. During his administration, he embarked on a large fund-raising campaign to expand all phases of the university's work.[3]

Bishop of Brooklyn

Pope Pius XII appointed McEntegart as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn on April 16, 1957, the largest diocese in the United States in terms of Catholic population.

religious to study Spanish language and culture.[7] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965; he implemented the reforms of the council, becoming a pioneer in the ecumenical movement and establishing the Pastoral Institute in 1967.[7] He was given the personal title of archbishop by Pope Paul VI
on April 15, 1966.

Retirement

In early 1968, McEntegart tendered his resignation as Bishop of the Diocese Brooklyn because of poor health, and Pope Paul VI accepted it on July 17, 1968.[1] Two months later, after suffering a stroke, Bryan McEntegart died at his residence in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn at age 75.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brooklyn Diocese to Get New Bishop" (PDF). The New York Times. July 18, 1968. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Archbishop Bryan McEntegart, Bishop of Brooklyn, 75, Is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. October 1, 1968.
  4. ^ a b "McEntegart Appointed Bishop of Ogdensburg" (PDF). The New York Times. June 8, 1943.
  5. ^ "Catholics Warned of Welfare Perils". The New York Times. November 21, 1940.
  6. ^ "Bishop M'Entegart Consecrated Here" (PDF). The New York Times. August 4, 1943. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "History in Brief". Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ogdensburg
1943–1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Brooklyn
1957–1968 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by
Patrick J. McCormick
Rector of CUA

1953–1957 		Succeeded by
William J. McDonald
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