Robert Joseph McManus
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Robert Joseph McManus is the fifth Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts. He has been in post since May 14, 2004, where he succeeded Daniel P. Reilly, who retired.
and the Toronto School of Theology.
McManus was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1978 by Bishop Kenneth Anthony Angell
of Providence. He had then served as an associate pastor at several parishes and chaplaincies throughout the diocese for nearly twenty years.
on February 28, 1997 by Pope John Paul II
. He was named and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence on February 22, 1999, and installed in Worcester on May 14, 2004.
in Worcester renting out "sacred space" to the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy for workshops. He thought that the classes taught things which violated the teachings of the Catholic Church. On October 10, 2007, he issued a statement expressing his thoughts and criticisms of the conference.
Life before Worcester
McManus is the son of Edward W. & Helen F. (King) McManus. He grew up in the Providence area, graduating from Blessed Sacrament School and Our Lady of Providence High School. He is an alum of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and the Toronto School of Theology.
McManus was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1978 by Bishop Kenneth Anthony Angell
Kenneth Anthony Angell
Kenneth Anthony Angell is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Burlington from 1992 to 2005.-Biography:...
of Providence. He had then served as an associate pastor at several parishes and chaplaincies throughout the diocese for nearly twenty years.
Appointments by John Paul II
He was elevated to the title of MonsignorMonsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
on February 28, 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
. He was named and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence on February 22, 1999, and installed in Worcester on May 14, 2004.
Teen Pregnancy Conference Controversy
Bishop McManus was critical of the College of the Holy CrossCollege of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
in Worcester renting out "sacred space" to the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy for workshops. He thought that the classes taught things which violated the teachings of the Catholic Church. On October 10, 2007, he issued a statement expressing his thoughts and criticisms of the conference.