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Chaplain ([[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]]) '''John Richard McNamara''',<ref name=Boston>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/About_the_Archdiocese/auxiliarybishopsofboston.pdf|title=Previous Appointments of Auxiliary Bishops of Boston|date=November 7, 2012|website=Archdiocese of Boston|accessdate=2018-07-29}}</ref> [[United States Navy|USN]] (September 4, 1927 &ndash; April 16, 2001) was an American Navy officer who served as the 17th [[Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy]] from 1985 to 1988. He was awarded the Bronze Star for service with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.<ref>[http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/04/18/in-memoriam-bishop-john-mcnamara/ In Memoriam Bishop John McNamara]</ref>
Chaplain ([[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]]) '''John Richard McNamara''',<ref name=Boston>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/About_the_Archdiocese/auxiliarybishopsofboston.pdf|title=Previous Appointments of Auxiliary Bishops of Boston|date=November 7, 2012|website=Archdiocese of Boston|accessdate=2018-07-29|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191610/http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/About_the_Archdiocese/auxiliarybishopsofboston.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[United States Navy|USN]] (September 4, 1927 &ndash; April 16, 2001) was an American Navy officer who served as the 17th [[Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy]] from 1985 to 1988. He was awarded the Bronze Star for service with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.<ref>[http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/04/18/in-memoriam-bishop-john-mcnamara/ In Memoriam Bishop John McNamara]</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], McNamara was ordained to the priesthood for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston]] on January 10, 1952. On April 12, 1992, McNamara was named [[titular bishop]] of 'Risinium' and [[auxiliary bishop]] of the Boston Archdiocese and was ordained on May 21, 1992.<ref name=hierarchy>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcnam.html John Richard McNamara]{{Self-published source|date=August 2015}}</ref> He chose ''To echo Christ'' as his episcopal motto.<ref name=Boston/> He resigned on October 12, 1999 and died on April 16, 2001.<ref name=hierarchy/>
Born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], McNamara earned a B.A. degree from the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in 1948 and a M.A. degree from [[Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts)|Saint John's Seminary]] in 1952. He was ordained to the priesthood for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston]] by Archbishop [[Richard Cushing]] on January 10, 1952.<ref name=bio>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jSfkJjy9BmcC&pg=PA110 |title=History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy |article=McNamara, John Richard |first=H. Lawrence |last=Martin |date=1984 |volume=VIII |page=110 |publisher=U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref> On April 12, 1992, McNamara was named [[titular bishop]] of 'Risinium' and [[auxiliary bishop]] of the Boston Archdiocese and was ordained on May 21, 1992.<ref name=hierarchy>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcnam.html John Richard McNamara]{{Self-published source|date=August 2015}}</ref> He chose ''To echo Christ'' as his episcopal motto.<ref name=Boston/> He resigned on October 12, 1999, and died on April 16, 2001.<ref name=hierarchy/>

==Military career==
McNamara was commissioned in the [[United States Navy Reserve|United States Naval Reserve]] on May 7, 1962. He ministered to the [[3rd Marine Division]] in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] and [[Vietnam]] from June 1965 to March 1966. McNamara later served aboard {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}} and {{USS|Oklahoma City|CL-91|6}}. He was promoted to commodore on December 1, 1983.<ref name=bio/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 20 August 2023

John R. McNamara
Born(1927-09-04)September 4, 1927
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedApril 16, 2001(2001-04-16) (aged 73)
Brighton, Massachusetts
AllegianceUSA
Service / branch United States Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Saint John's Seminary (MA)

Chaplain (Rear Admiral) John Richard McNamara,[1] USN (September 4, 1927 – April 16, 2001) was an American Navy officer who served as the 17th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 1985 to 1988. He was awarded the Bronze Star for service with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.[2]

Background

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, McNamara earned a B.A. degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1948 and a M.A. degree from Saint John's Seminary in 1952. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston by Archbishop Richard Cushing on January 10, 1952.[3] On April 12, 1992, McNamara was named titular bishop of 'Risinium' and auxiliary bishop of the Boston Archdiocese and was ordained on May 21, 1992.[4] He chose To echo Christ as his episcopal motto.[1] He resigned on October 12, 1999, and died on April 16, 2001.[4]

Military career

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McNamara was commissioned in the United States Naval Reserve on May 7, 1962. He ministered to the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa and Vietnam from June 1965 to March 1966. McNamara later served aboard USS Kitty Hawk and USS Oklahoma City. He was promoted to commodore on December 1, 1983.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Previous Appointments of Auxiliary Bishops of Boston" (PDF). Archdiocese of Boston. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ In Memoriam Bishop John McNamara
  3. ^ a b Martin, H. Lawrence (1984). "McNamara, John Richard". History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Vol. VIII. U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. p. 110. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b John Richard McNamara[self-published source]
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