Russell McVinney
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The Most Reverend Russell Joseph McVinney |
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| Bishop of Providence | |
| See | Providence |
| Installed | July 14, 1948 |
| Term ended | August 10, 1971 |
| Predecessor | Francis Patrick Keough |
| Successor | Louis Edward Gelineau |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 18, 1924 |
| Consecration | July 14, 1948 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 25, 1898 Warren, Rhode Island |
| Died | August 10, 1971 (aged 72) Watch Hill, Rhode Island |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Russell Joseph McVinney (November 25, 1898—August 10, 1971) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Providence from 1948 until his death in 1971.
Russell McVinney was born in Warren, Rhode Island, to Thomas and Catherine (née Blessington) McVinney. He was baptized at St. Mary's of the Bay Church in Warren the following month. Shortly after his birth, McVinney and his family moved to the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Providence. Since there was no parochial school at Blessed Sacrament Church, he attended Academy Avenue Grade School, the local public school. He also attended Father Simmons' School of Religion, the religious education program at Blessed Sacrament.
In 1912, McVinney enrolled at La Salle Academy in Providence, from where he graduated in 1916. He attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, from 1916 to 1918, and continued his studies at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada (1918–20) and at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York (1920–21). Following the conclusion of World War I, he was sent to complete his studies at the American College at Louvain in Belgium.
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