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George Henry Guilfoyle
George Henry Guilfoyle (November 13, 1913 – June 11, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1968 to 1989. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1964 to 1968.
The second oldest of five children, George Guilfoyle was born on November 13, 1913, in New York City to James J. and Johanna (née McGrath) Guilfoyle. After graduating from Regis High School in New York City in 1931, he studied at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935. At Georgetown, Guilfoyle was president of the student body and a member of the Philodemic Debating Society.
In 1939, Guilfoyle received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Fordham University in the Bronx and was later admitted to the New York Bar. However, deciding to become a priest, he soon abandoned his legal career and entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
Guilfoyle was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Francis Spellman on March 25, 1944. He earned a Master of Laws degree from Columbia University in Manhattan that same year.
After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Guilfoyle as a curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan until 1945, when he was transferred to St. Andrew's Parish in Manhattan. He served as assistant chancellor of the archdiocese from 1946 to 1947, and was named director of social research in 1947, assistant executive director in 1954 and executive director in 1956 of Catholic Charities. During his tenure at Catholic Charities, Guilfoyle directed 199 separate institutions and agencies. The Vatican raised him to the rank of a papal chamberlain in 1955 and a domestic prelate in 1957.
On October 17, 1964, Guilfoyle was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Marazanae by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on November 30, 1964, from Spellman, with Bishops Christopher Weldon and John Maguire serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick's Cathedral. He remained executive director of Catholic Charities until 1966, when he became episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of St. Peter's Parish.
Guilfoyle was named the fourth bishop of Camden by Paul VI on January 2, 1968. Guilfoyle was installed at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden on March 4, 1968.
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, Guilfoyle described racism as "not a mere myth but an ugly reality" and urged Catholics to "purge every fragment of racism among us." He established a Diocesan Pastoral Council and directed every parish to establish a parish council in 1968. He also established the Office of Pastoral Planning, Office of Evangelization, and Secretariat for Education. He advocated "the right to life from conception to old age," and established the Pro-Life Office in 1973.
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George Henry Guilfoyle
George Henry Guilfoyle (November 13, 1913 – June 11, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1968 to 1989. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1964 to 1968.
The second oldest of five children, George Guilfoyle was born on November 13, 1913, in New York City to James J. and Johanna (née McGrath) Guilfoyle. After graduating from Regis High School in New York City in 1931, he studied at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935. At Georgetown, Guilfoyle was president of the student body and a member of the Philodemic Debating Society.
In 1939, Guilfoyle received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Fordham University in the Bronx and was later admitted to the New York Bar. However, deciding to become a priest, he soon abandoned his legal career and entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
Guilfoyle was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Francis Spellman on March 25, 1944. He earned a Master of Laws degree from Columbia University in Manhattan that same year.
After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Guilfoyle as a curate at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan until 1945, when he was transferred to St. Andrew's Parish in Manhattan. He served as assistant chancellor of the archdiocese from 1946 to 1947, and was named director of social research in 1947, assistant executive director in 1954 and executive director in 1956 of Catholic Charities. During his tenure at Catholic Charities, Guilfoyle directed 199 separate institutions and agencies. The Vatican raised him to the rank of a papal chamberlain in 1955 and a domestic prelate in 1957.
On October 17, 1964, Guilfoyle was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Marazanae by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on November 30, 1964, from Spellman, with Bishops Christopher Weldon and John Maguire serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick's Cathedral. He remained executive director of Catholic Charities until 1966, when he became episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of St. Peter's Parish.
Guilfoyle was named the fourth bishop of Camden by Paul VI on January 2, 1968. Guilfoyle was installed at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden on March 4, 1968.
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968, Guilfoyle described racism as "not a mere myth but an ugly reality" and urged Catholics to "purge every fragment of racism among us." He established a Diocesan Pastoral Council and directed every parish to establish a parish council in 1968. He also established the Office of Pastoral Planning, Office of Evangelization, and Secretariat for Education. He advocated "the right to life from conception to old age," and established the Pro-Life Office in 1973.