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Communications
Pope
John Paul II names W.
Francis Malooly
Auxiliary Bishop of
Baltimore
The
Reverend Monsignor W.
Francis Malooly,
currently Chancellor
and Vicar General for
the Archdiocese of
Baltimore, was named
an Auxiliary Bishop
for the Archdiocese of
Baltimore today by
Pope John Paul II.
He will also serve in
the role of Western
Vicar for parishes in
Allegany, Carroll,
Frederick, Garrett,
Howard, and Washington
counties in Maryland.
He
will fill the vacancy
created by the death
of Bishop P. Francis
Murphy, D.D. on
September 2, 1999.
Bishop-elect
Malooly was born in
Baltimore, Maryland on
January 18, 1944.
He attended elementary
school at St. Ursula
in nearby Parkville.
Responding early to a
call to the
priesthood, he
attended secondary and
undergraduate school
at St. Charles in
Catonsville (now
closed), followed by
seminary training at
St. Mary (Paca Street,
now closed) and St.
Mary, Roland Park (now
St. Mary’s Seminary
& University).
He was ordained a
priest of the
Archdiocese of
Baltimore by his
uncle, the late Bishop
T. Austin Murphy, at
the St. Ursula parish
church on May 9, 1970.
Parish
assignments included
appointments as
Associate Pastor at
St. Joseph, Texas in
1970 and St. Anthony
of Padua, Baltimore in
1976. He was
Associate
Administrator, then
Administrator, at the
CYO Retreat House (now
Monsignor O’Dwyer
Retreat House) in
Sparks, Maryland from
1981-1984. In
1984, Bishop-elect
Malooly became
Director of Clergy
Personnel for the
Archdiocese of
Baltimore. He
was appointed
Chancellor and Vicar
General in 1989.
In 1990 he was named
Prelate of Honor to
the Holy Father with
title of Monsignor.
He is a member of the
Knights of Malta.
In April of this
Jubilee year, he was
awarded the
President’s Medal by
St. Mary’s Seminary
& University for
his long service to
the school and to the
people, priests, and
bishops of the
Archdiocese of
Baltimore.
A
yet-unscheduled date
in early March is
anticipated for
Monsignor Malooly’s
ordination to the
office of Bishop.
Statement
of Cardinal William H.
Keeler on the
appointment of Bishop
W. Francis malooly
With
gratitude and joy I
acknowledge the new
gift of Pope John Paul
II to the Archdiocese
of Baltimore in the
appointment as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Bishop-elect W.
Francis Malooly.
Bishop Malooly has
served with great
distinction and
dedication as Vicar
General and Chancellor
for the past eleven
years and, earlier, in
a number of other
responsible parochial
and archdiocesan
assignments.
The
Lord has blessed
Bishop Malooly with
gifts of a deep faith,
infectious good humor,
and great energy for
sharing the gospel of
Jesus. I am
delighted that the
Holy Father has
selected one of our
own priests for this
assignment, and I am
confident that those
who know Bishop
Malooly share in my
joy.
For
the time being he will
continue as Vicar
General and
Chancellor. When
he is ordained a
bishop early in March,
I shall appoint him as
successor to Bishop P.
Francis Murphy as
Vicar of our Western
Vicariate, comprising
Allegany, Carroll,
Frederick, Garrett,
Howard, and Washington
Counties. He
knows well the
challenges and the
opportunities of the
Church in that
Vicariate. For
well over a year he
has been supervising
the parishes there,
working closely with
the pastors who serve
as Vicars Forane.
I anticipate that
Bishop Malooly will
also have other major
archdiocesan
responsibilities in
the future, and these
will be determined by
the time of his
episcopal ordination.
Cardinal
William H. Keeler
Archbishop
of Baltimore
Statement
of Bishop-elect W.
Francis Malooly
Of
course, I am grateful
that the Holy Father
has called me to be a
bishop. He has
been such an
outstanding Vicar of
Christ among us.
We won’t know in our
time how important his
presence has been in a
world that so often is
devoid of values.
I
am equally grateful to
Cardinal Keeler for
his continued
confidence in me.
I
welcome this new
challenge for two
reasons. To once
again be more directly
involved in parishes
excites me. To
follow in the
footsteps of Bishop P.
Francis Murphy with
whom I ministered so
long is an honor, as
it is to work more
closely with the
Cardinal, Bishop
Newman and Bishop
Bennett.
I
am grateful that the
Lord led me to be a
priest. I have
received countless
blessings.
I
am surprised and
humbled, not because I
haven’t been over
the years a good
priest. I have.
I have always tried to
give my best.
But there are many
outstanding priests
among the clergy of
Baltimore, and thus my
surprise. Those
of you who read this
know them and their
great ministry among
us.
I
have always been
blessed in responding
to the call of my
archbishop.
Cardinal Shehan, who
allowed my uncle,
Bishop T. Austin
Murphy, to ordain me,
gave me my first
assignment to St.
Joseph’s, Texas.
They were wonderful
years.
Archbishop Borders
called me to my second
parish, St. Anthony of
Padua, also a most
enjoyable assignment.
He then provided a
number of challenges
and opportunities for
me-first to the
Monsignor O’Dwyer
Youth Retreat House,
then as Director of
Clergy Personnel and,
finally, four months
before his retirement
he appointed me
Chancellor and Vicar
General. During
the past 15 years I
have been fortunate,
in addition to my
primary assignment, to
be the weekend
associate at St.
Thomas More Parish.
The staff and
parishioners there
have been a real
source of spiritual
energy for me.
The Archbishop
continues to be a
wonderful mentor and
great friend.
Cardinal
Keeler has continued
my service as
Chancellor and Vicar
General these past
11years. And now
he asks me to accept
the assignment as
Western Vicar, and I
do so with gratitude.
These have been good
years working with him
and his staff.
The
priests, religious,
and people of the
Archdiocese of
Baltimore have always
been kind and
supportive of me.
I ask all of you for
your continued support
and prayers.
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Archdiocesan
Bulletin #295
12/12/00
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Photos
from December 12 Press
Conference, St. John
the Evangelist Church,
Frederick
A
number of Frederick
County clergy were on
hand for an impromptu
press conference at
St. John the
Evangelist Church in
Frederick. Bishop-Elect Malooly greeted
students from St. John
Regional Catholic
School and spoke
briefly with
reporters.
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