Robert P. Maginnis
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
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Robert Patrick Maginnis (born December 22, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1996 to 2010.
Robert Maginnis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children of William and Cecilia Maginnis. He received his early education at St. Aloysius Academy in West Chester. In 1948, he enrolled at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. After graduating from St. Joseph's in 1952, he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955.
Maginnis was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Archbishop John Krol on May 13, 1961. He was a member of the first ordination class ordained by Archbishop Krol. His first assignment was as a curate at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Abington, where he remained for three years. He then served at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Chester from 1964 to 1967. In 1967, he was named assistant director of the Archdiocesan Department of Youth Activities. He later became director of the department in 1981, serving in that position until 1988.
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