James Charles McGuigan

James Charles Cardinal McGuigan (* November 26, 1894 in Hunter River, Canada, † April 6, 1974 in Toronto ) was Archbishop of Toronto.

Life

James Charles McGuigan studied in Charlottetown, Quebec City and Washington, received his doctorate in 1918 as a doctor of theology, and received in the same year, the sacrament of Holy Orders. He then worked as secretary to the Bishop of Charlottetown and lecturer at the Saint Dunstan 's University. From 1920 to 1922 he was secretary of the Archbishop of Edmonton, 1923-1930 Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. In 1927 he held the appointment as apostolic prothonotary, in 1927, he served as rector of the Saint Joseph 's Seminary. In addition, he worked as a pastor in various parishes of the diocese.

1930 Pope Pius XI appointed him. Archbishop of Regina in 1934 as Archbishop of Toronto. Pope Pius XII. took James Charles McGuigan in the consistory on 18 February 1946 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria del Popolo in the College of Cardinals to. He was the first English-speaking cardinal Canada. The management of the archdiocese he laid in 1971 for reasons of age. James Charles McGuigan died on April 6, 1974 in Toronto, and was buried in the tomb of the priest St. Augustine's Seminary.