James Edward Michaels
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ArchdioceseBaltimore
DioceseWheeling-Charleston
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Kwangju (1966 to 1973)
OrdinationDecember 21, 1951
by William Edward Cousins
by William Edward Cousins
James Edward Michaels S.S.C.M.E. | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Titular Bishop of Verbe | |
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| Archdiocese | Baltimore |
| Diocese | Wheeling-Charleston |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju (1966 to 1973) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1951 by William Edward Cousins |
| Consecration | April 15, 1966 by Leo Binz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1926 |
| Died | September 21, 2010 (aged 84) |
| Motto | In viam pacis (In the way of peace) |
| Styles of James Edward Michaels | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
James Edward Michaels S.S.C.M.E. (May 30, 1926 – September 21, 2010) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia from 1973 to 1987. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kwangju in South Korea from 1966 to 1973. He was a member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban (Columbans).
James Michaels was born on May 30, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained to the priesthood in Chicago by Archbishop William Edward Cousins on December 21, 1951, for the Columbans.[1][2]
