William Aloysius Scully (August 6, 1894 – January 5, 1969) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Albany from 1954 until his death in 1969.
William Scully | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Albany | |
| Province | New York |
| Diocese | Albany |
| Installed | 1945 |
| Term ended | 1969 |
| Predecessor | Edmund Gibbons † |
| Successor | Edwin Broderick † |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Pharsalus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 20, 1919 |
| Consecration | October 24, 1945 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1894 |
| Died | January 5, 1969 (aged 74) Albany, New York |
| Nationality |  American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
Biography
editWilliam Scully was born in New York City, and there attended Cathedral College and St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers.[1] He also studied at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on September 20, 1919.[2] He then served as a curate and afterwards pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New York City.[3] He was also pastor of St. Mary's Church in Troy for nine years.[4] He became Secretary of Education for the Archdiocese of New York in 1940.[3] He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1941.[3]
On August 21, 1945, Scully was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Albany and Titular Bishop of Pharsalus by Pope Pius XII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 24 from Bishop Edmund Gibbons, with Bishops Thomas Edmund Molloy and Bryan Joseph McEntegart serving as co-consecrators.[2] Following the resignation of Bishop Gibbons, Scully succeeded him as the seventh Bishop of Albany on November 10, 1954.[2] In 1955 he founded an annual appeal for funds to support diocesan education and welfare programs.[4] He established a total of thirteen parishes, twenty-one elementary schools, six high schools and expanded two others, a nursing home, and Maria College.[5] He also headed the New York State Catholic Welfare Committee and the Catholic Charities division of the National Catholic Welfare Council.[4][5] In 1963 he was forced to return from the Second Vatican Council due to fatigue.[4] He delegated the active administration of the diocese to an auxiliary bishop in 1966.[4]
Scully died from bronchial pneumonia at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, aged 74.[4] Governor Nelson Rockefeller described his death as "a grievous loss—not only to those of his faith but to all of us in New York State."[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop William Aloysius Scully". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c "Scully Elevated To Rank of Bishop". The New York Times. 1945-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g "William A. Scully, Bishop of Albany". The New York Times. 1969-01-06.
- ^ a b "A Builder Bishop Goes To Work". The Evangelist.