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James Augustine McFaul

The Right Reverend
James A. McFaul
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Bishop of Trenton
Province Newark
See Diocese of Trenton
Appointed July 20, 1894
Orders
Ordination May 26, 1877
by Archbishop Michael Corrigan
Consecration October 18, 1894
by Archbishop Michael Corrigan
Personal details
Born (1850-06-06)June 6, 1850
Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died June 16, 1917(1917-06-16) (aged 67)
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
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.


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