Patrick Leo McCartie

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(1977–1990)

Patrick Leo McCartie (5 September 1925 – 23 April 2020) was a British Catholic prelate who was the Auxiliary Bishop of the

Archdiocese of Birmingham and Bishop of Northampton
.

Life

McCartie was born in

Archdiocese of Birmingham.[1]

After a year's curacy at

St Chad's Cathedral
, he was on the staff of Cotton College (1950–55), followed by his appointment as the Parish Priest of St Mary's, Wednesbury. He was Director of Religious Education for the Diocese (1963-8) and Administrator (equivalent to Cathedral Dean) of the Metropolitan Cathedral of St Chad in Birmingham (1968–77).

On 13 April 1977 McCartie was appointed Auxiliary

George Patrick Dwyer
, with Bishops Joseph Gray and Joseph Francis Cleary serving as co-consecrators.

On 20 February 1990 McCartie was appointed the tenth Bishop of Northampton by Pope John Paul II. He was President of the Catholic Commission for Racial Justice (1978–83). On 29 March 2001 his resignation was accepted by the Pope, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.

He celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his ordination in July 2009, at Aston with his colleagues and at Nottingham with a celebratory Diocesan Mass. He listed his recreations in Who's Who as walking and music. He died in April 2020 at the age of 94.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Patrick Leo McCartie [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ISBN 9781910519257
  3. ^ Bishop Patrick Leo McCartie

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Northampton
1990–2001 		Succeeded by


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