Joseph Thomas McGucken
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The Most Reverend Joseph Thomas McGucken |
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| Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco | |
| See | San Francisco |
| Appointed | February 19, 1962 |
| Installed | April 3, 1962 |
| Term ended | February 16, 1977 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph Mitty |
| Successor | John R. Quinn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 15, 1928 |
| Consecration | March 19, 1941 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 13, 1902 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | October 6, 1983 (aged 81) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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Joseph Thomas McGucken (March 13, 1902 – October 6, 1983) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sacramento (1957–62) and Archbishop of San Francisco (1962-77).
Joseph McGucken was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joseph A. and Mary Agnes (née Flynn) McGucken. He attended Polytechnic High School in his native city. He studied engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles for two years before beginning his studies for the priesthood at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. He continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, from where he obtained a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1928. While in Rome, he was ordained a priest on January 15, 1928.
Following his return to Los Angeles, he served as secretary to Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell from 1929 to 1938. He was named a papal chamberlain by Pope Pius XI in 1937, and served as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1938 to 1948. He was raised by Pope Pius XII to the rank of domestic prelate in 1939. On February 4, 1941, McGucken was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and Titular Bishop of Sanavus by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Archbishop Cantwell, with Bishops Daniel James Gercke and Philip George Scher serving as co-consecrators. In addition to his episcopal duties, he served as pastor at St. Andrew's Church in Pasadena (1944–55) and vicar general of the archdiocese (1948–55).
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