William Edward McManus (January 27, 1914 – March 3, 1997) was a 20th century bishop

Bishop

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 of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop

Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

 of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

 from 1967–1976 and bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

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 in the state of Indiana

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 from 1976-1985.

Biography

Born in Chicago

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, Illinois

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, McManus was ordained a priest

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 on April 15, 1939 for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal

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 George William Mundelein. On June 11, 1967 he was named Titular Bishop

Titular bishop

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 of Mesarfelta

Mesarfelta

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and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago by Pope Paul VI

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. He was ordained a bishop by Cardinal John Patrick Cody of Chicago. Bishops Cletus F. O'Donnell

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, of Madison

Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison

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 and Aloysius John Wycislo

Aloysius John Wycislo

Aloysius John Wycisło was the 8th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He served from 1968 to 1983 after serving as an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-Background:...

, an auxiliary bishop of Chicago, were the principal co-consecrators. He served the archdiocese as a bishop for nine years until August 24, 1976 when Pope Paul VI named him the seventh bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend. He was installed in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

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 on October 29, 1976. Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

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accepted his resignation on February 18, 1985 after the serving the diocese as its bishop for nine years.