Charles James McDonnell

Charles James McDonnell (July 7, 1928 – February 13, 2020) was an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Charles James McDonnell
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus
Charles McDonnell, Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army, 1986-1989
Archdiocese	Newark
Appointed	March 15, 1994
Installed	May 12, 1994
Term ended	May 21, 2004
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus
Orders
Ordination	May 29, 1954
Consecration	May 21, 1994 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Peter Leo Gerety, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli
Personal details
Born	(1928-07-07)July 7, 1928 Queens, New York
Died	February 13, 2020(2020-02-13) (aged 91) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Styles of Charles James McDonnell
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Born in Queens, New York, McDonnell was ordained for the Newark Archdiocese on May 29, 1954.

On March 15, 1994, he was named bishop and was consecrated as bishop on May 21, 1994. Bishop McDonnell retired on May 21, 2004.^[1] He died on February 13, 2020, aged 91.^[2]

Awards and decorations

Among his awards and decorations are:

• Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
• Soldier's Medal
• Bronze Star
• Meritorious Service Medal (with three bronze oak leaf clusters)
• Air Medal
• Army Commendation Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
• Presidential Unit Citation
• Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
• Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
• Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars)
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 2)
• Vietnam Campaign Medal

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops