William Scully (bishop)
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| Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
William Aloysius Scully (August 6, 1894 – January 5, 1969) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Albany
from 1954 until his death in 1969.
Biography
William Scully was born in
priesthood on September 20, 1919.[2] He then served as a curate and afterwards pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New York City.[3] He was also pastor of St. Mary's Church in Troy for nine years.[4] He became Secretary of Education for the Archdiocese of New York in 1940.[3] He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1941.[3]
On August 21, 1945, Scully was appointed
Catholic Charities division of the National Catholic Welfare Council.[4][5] In 1963 he was forced to return from the Second Vatican Council due to fatigue.[4] He delegated the active administration of the diocese to an auxiliary bishop in 1966.[4]
Scully died from bronchial pneumonia at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, aged 74.[4] Governor Nelson Rockefeller described his death as "a grievous loss—not only to those of his faith but to all of us in New York State."[4]
References
- ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop William Aloysius Scully". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c "Scully Elevated To Rank of Bishop". The New York Times. 1945-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g "William A. Scully, Bishop of Albany". The New York Times. 1969-01-06.
- ^ a b "A Builder Bishop Goes To Work". The Evangelist.
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