Charles James McDonnell
American Catholic bishop (1928–2020)
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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.
Charles James McDonnell | |
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| 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 | 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 | July 7, 1928 |
| Died | February 13, 2020 (aged 91) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Charles James McDonnell | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
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
