Patrick Joseph McGrath

For other people with the same name, see Patrick McGrath (disambiguation).

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Patrick Joseph McGrath
Bishop of San José in California

Church	Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Archdiocese	San Francisco
Diocese	San Jose
Appointed	June 30, 1998
Installed	November 27, 1999
Predecessor	Pierre DuMaine
Orders
Ordination	June 7, 1970
Consecration	January 25, 1989 by John R. Quinn, Mark Joseph Hurley, and Michael Joseph Kaniecki
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-11) June 11, 1945 Dublin, Ireland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
Motto	TOGETHER IN CHRIST

Styles of Patrick Joseph McGrath

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Patrick Joseph McGrath (born June 11, 1945) is the second Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose. Known as P.J., McGrath was born in Dublin, Ireland.^[1]

Early life and ministry

McGrath attended St. John’s Seminary in Waterford, Ireland, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1970. He served as the parochial vicar of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco, and in the archdiocesan tribunal. He went to Rome to continue his education and earned a doctorate in Canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1977. He returned to San Francisco and was appointed the Vice-Officialis, then Officialis, of the archdiocesan tribunal and pastor of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.^[2]

McGrath was named auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and titular bishop of Allegheny on December 6, 1988, and consecrated on January 25, 1989 at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption; archbishop John Raphael Quinn served as his principal consecrator. McGrath was named coadjutor bishop of San Jose by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1998, and became the ordinary of the diocese upon the retirement of bishop Pierre DuMaine on November 27, 1999.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pierre DuMaine	Bishop of San José in California 1999–present	Incumbent

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

Parishes, regions, and notable persons

Cities	Campbell Cupertino Gilroy Los Altos Los Gatos Milpitas Morgan Hill Mountain View Palo Alto San Jose Santa Clara Saratoga Sunnyvale

Parishes	Saint Athanasius Parish Saint Clare Parish Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Holy Cross Church Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Saint Joseph Parish Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish Saint Julie Billiart Parish Our Lady of La Vang Parish Saint Leo the Great Parish Saint Lucy Parish Saint Martin of Tours Parish Our Lady of Peace Shrine Sacred Heart Church Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish Church of the Transfiguration Saint Victor Parish

Oratories, chapels, and missions	Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Saint Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission Mission Santa Clara

Feast days (Extraordinary rite rubrics)	Saint Joseph, Confessor (March 19) Saint Clare of Assisi, Virgin (August 11)

People	Pope Francis Patrick Joseph McGrath Thomas Anthony Daly Pope John Paul II Pierre DuMaine

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 92220954 LCCN: n85094330 ISNI: 0000 0000 8164 799X GND: 128635274

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