John McGill (bishop)
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Right Reverend John McGill |
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| Bishop of Richmond | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Richmond |
| In office | November 10, 1850–January 14, 1872 |
| Predecessor | Richard Vincent Whelan |
| Successor | James Gibbons |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1, 1835 |
| Consecration | November 10, 1850 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 4, 1809 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 14, 1872 (aged 62) Richmond, Virginia |
John McGill (November 4, 1809 – January 14, 1872) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Richmond from 1850 until his death in 1872.
The oldest of ten children, John McGill was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James and Lavinia (née Dougherty) McGill, who immigrated to the United States from County Donegal, Ireland, shortly after their marriage. Following the birth of their sixth child, his parents moved the family to Bardstown, Kentucky, in 1819. At age eleven McGill entered St. Joseph's College, where he studied the classics and graduated in 1828 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After studying law under Charles A. Wickliffe, he practiced in New Orleans for six months before returning to Kentucky to work with Thomas Chilton. He later abandoned his legal career to embrace the ecclesiastical state, completing his theological studies at St. Thomas' Seminary in Bardstown and at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
McGill was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John David, P.S.S., on June 13, 1835. He then served as an assistant priest at St. Peter's Church in Lexington and at Assumption Cathedral in Louisville. In 1839 he became editor of the Catholic Advocate, which he used to attack Protestantism. He also served as pastor of St. Louis' Church in Louisville.
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