John Brendan McCormack
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The Most Reverend John Brendan McCormick |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Manchester | |
| Province | Boston |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Installed | 1998 |
| Term ended | 2011 |
| Predecessor | Leo Edward O'Neil |
| Successor | Peter Anthony Libasci |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 2, 1960 |
| Consecration | December 27, 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 12, 1935 Winthrop, Massachusetts |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
John Brendan McCormack (born August 12, 1935) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester from 1998 until 2011.
John McCormack was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, to Cornelius and Eleanor (née Noonan) McCormack. Raised in Cambridge, he attended Boston College High School and St. John's Seminary.
McCormack was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Richard Cushing on February 2, 1960, and then served as an associate pastor at St. James Parish in Salem.
He was the executive director of North Shore Catholic Charities Center in Peabody from 1967 to 1981. During this time, he also pursued his graduate studies at Boston College, from where he obtained a Master's degree in social work in 1969. In 1981 he was appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Malden.
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