James Anthony Griffin
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Anthony Griffin |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Columbus | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Cincinnati |
| Diocese | Columbus |
| Appointed | February 4, 1983 |
| Installed | April 25, 1983 |
| Term ended | October 14, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Edward John Herrmann |
| Successor | Frederick F. Campbell |
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| Ordination | May 28, 1960 by John Krol |
| Consecration | August 1, 1979 by James Aloysius Hickey, Clarence George Issenmann, and Joseph Abel Francis |
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| Born |
June 13, 1934 Fairview Park, Ohio |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (1979–1983) |
| Motto | Radicati in ipso |
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Styles of James Anthony Griffin |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
James Anthony Griffin (born June 13, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1983 to 2004.
The fifth of seven children, Griffin was born in Fairview Park, Ohio, to Thomas Anthony Griffin and Margaret Mary Hanousek. He attended St. Angela Merici School in Fairview Park, and St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. He attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, and Borromeo College in Wickliffe, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He attended St. Mary Seminary in Cleveland. Bishop John Krol ordained him to the priesthood on May 28, 1960, in St. John Cathedral.
Griffin spent one year as Associate Pastor at St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland. In 1961, he was sent to Rome to pursue graduate studies in Church Law. He received his Licentiate of Canon Law magna cum laude from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1963. Upon his return to the Cleveland Diocese, Griffin served as Secretary-Notary of the Marriage Court of the Cleveland Diocese for two years. He was appointed to the Chancery Staff in 1965, and served as Associate Chancellor and Vice Chancellor. During that time, he attended night classes at Cleveland State University and received his Doctorate in Civil Law summa cum laude in 1972. He passed the Ohio Bar and is a licensed attorney. Griffin served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Cleveland from 1973 until 1978.
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