The Right Reverend James A. McFaul |
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Bishop of Trenton
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Province | Newark |
See | Diocese of Trenton |
Appointed | July 20, 1894 |
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Ordination | May 26, 1877 by Archbishop Michael Corrigan |
Consecration | October 18, 1894 by Archbishop Michael Corrigan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
June 6, 1850
Died | June 16, 1917 Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
(aged 67)
Parents | James McFaul & Mary Hefferman |
Alma mater | St. Francis Xavier College |
James Augustine McFaul (June 6, 1850 – June 16, 1917) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trenton from 1894 until his death in 1917.
McFaul was born in Larne, County Antrim, to James and Mary (née Hefferman) McFaul. The family moved to the United States when he was only a few months old, residing in New York City for four years before settling in Bound Brook, New Jersey. He worked on his father's farm and at age fifteen he became a clerk at a country store near Bound Brook. With the intention of becoming a lawyer, he attended Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1867 to 1871. He completed his classical studies at St. Francis Xavier College in New York City in 1873, and then studied theology at Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey.
McFaul was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Michael Corrigan on May 26, 1877. He then served as a curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Newark until 1879, when he was transferred to St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton. He was named private secretary to Bishop Michael J. O'Farrell in 1882, and pastor of the Church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea at Long Branch in 1884. In October 1890, McFaul returned to St. Mary's Cathedral as its rector. Having served as O'Farrell's secretary and Chancellor of the diocese, he was appointed as Vicar General by the bishop on November 1, 1892. Upon O'Farrell's death in April 1894, he was named the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese by the Holy See.