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James Edward Michaels

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James Edward Michaels (May 30, 1926 – September 21, 2010) was the Catholic Titular bishop of Verbe and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michaels was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1951, for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. On February 15, 1973, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kwangju, South Korea and was ordained on April 15, 1973, by Archbishop Leo Binz of Saint Paul. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Harold Henry, S.S.C.M.E. of Kwangju and Bishop William O'Connor of Springfield in Illinois.

On April 3, 1977, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston diocese, resigning on September 22, 1987.

References

  1. Profile at Catholic Hierarchy website
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Bishops
Ordinaries
Richard Vincent Whelan
John Joseph Kain
Patrick James Donahue
John Joseph Swint
Joseph Howard Hodges
Francis B. Schulte
Bernard William Schmitt
Michael J. Bransfield
Mark E. Brennan
Coadjutor
Thomas John McDonnell
Auxiliary
James Edward Michaels
Churches
Cathedrals
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling
Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston
Parishes
Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg
St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry
St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg
Former parishes
St. Bernard Church, Camden
St. Colman's Church, Dillon
Education
Higher education
Catholic International University
Wheeling Jesuit University
High schools
Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston
Madonna High School, Weirton
Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg
Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg
St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington
Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling
Former high school
Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling
Grade school
Cathedral Parish School


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