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THANK YOU BISHOP MCGRATH
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Bishop DuMaine, first and founding
bishop of the diocese which encom-
passes Santa Clara County, said last
year that he had asked the Holy Father
for a coadjutor bishop in order to facili-
tate an orderly transition when he re-
tired. Bishop DuMaine, who formerly
served as a priest and auxiliary bishop
in the Archdiocese of San Francisco,
was appointed the first bishop of San
Jose when the diocese was established
by the Vatican in early 1981.
Bishop McGrath previously served
as a priest and an auxiliary bishop in
the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The
appointment of a coadjutor bishop pro-
vides for the appointment of a succes-
sor bishop during the administration
of the incumbent bishop so that the
diocese is never vacant in a transition.
Bishop DuMaine said last year
that he requested a coadjutor bishop
because “with continued growth and
diversity in our diocese, I saw needs
and opport un it ies t hat required
energy, perspective and capabilities
that only an auxiliary bishop could
provide.
Bishop McGrath was officially welcomed to the Diocese of San Jose with Mass at the Ca-
thedral Basilica of St. Joseph on September 17, 1998. (l-r) Archbishop John Quinn, Bishop
McGrath, Deacon Tom Combellick, Bishop DuMaine, Archbishop William Levada.
“I further believed it beneficial to
the diocese that this bishop would also
be my eventual successor, participat-
ing fully in all plans and decisions
which the second bishop of San Jose
will have to carry out.”
Bishop DuMaine was born Aug.
2, 1931 in Paducah, Ky., the son of the
late Nolan and Eula Burch DuMaine.
He attended elementary schools in
Kentucky and later in Glendale and
San Francisco, Calif. He studied at St.
Joseph and St. Patrick Seminaries in
the Archdiocese of San Francisco and
was ordained to the priesthood June
15, 1957.
He did postgraduate studies at The
Catholic University of America, Wash-
ington, D.C., receiving his doctorate in
1962, and was an assistant professor
at CU, 1961 to 1963. For 13 years he
served as an administrator in the San
Francisco Archdiocesan Department
of Education and also served on many
special councils and committees on
education, both state and national. He
also had major responsibilities in com-
munications, most notably directing
the Archdiocesan Educational Televi-
sion Network, now known as Catholic
Telemedia Network.
He was ordained an auxiliary
bishop for the Archdiocese of San
Francisco, June 29, 1978 and has served
on a variety of U.S. Bishops’ commit-
tees, notably Education, Communica-
tions and Women in Society and in the
Church. He chaired the
Commission of Bishops and Schol-
ars from 1987 to 1992.
From 1984 to 1989 he served on
the Pontifical Commission for Social
Communications which meets annu-
ally at the Vatican. He is presently on
the NCCB Committee on Science and
Human Values, which he chaired from
1987 to 1990, and the Committee on
Women in Society and in the Church.
St. Simon Parish Sends Thanks and Congratulations to
The Most Reverend Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath
As you journey to retirement this note comes to you on
behalf of the good people of St. Simon Catholic Parish.
The 20 years that you have shepherded us has been a
great blessing to our local community in the Valley of
the Heart’s Delight. You have endeared yourself to our
Parish community and it is with many fond memories
that you will continue to be in our hearts and prayers.
Retirement Blessings from our Pastoral and School Staff
Parishioners and School Families — Pastoral Council
Finance Council — Outreach and Social Justice Council
Liturgy and Spirituality Committees — Youth Council
School Community Council — Facilities Committee
Parish Life Group
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