James T. McHugh

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

James Thomas McHugh
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; James Thomas McHugh
Bishop of Rockville Centre
See	Diocese of Rockville Centre
Installed	January 4, 2000
Term ended	December 10, 2000
Predecessor	John R. McGann
Successor	William Murphy
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (1988–1989); Bishop of Camden (1989–1998); Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre (1998–2000)
Orders
Ordination	May 25, 1957
Consecration	January 25, 1988; by Theodore McCarrick
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1932; Orange, New Jersey, US
Died	December 10, 2000 (aged 68); Rockville Centre, New York, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Education	Seton Hall University; Immaculate Conception Seminary; Fordham University; Catholic University of America; Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
Motto	Quid retribuam Domino; (What shall I return to the Lord)

James Thomas McHugh (January 3, 1932 – December 10, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York during the year 2000.

McHugh previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1987 to 1989, as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 1989 to 1998 and as coadjutor bishop of Rockville Centre from 1998 to early 2000.

Biography

Early life

McHugh was born in Orange, New Jersey, to James T. and Caroline (née Scavone) McHugh.^[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Venantius Parish, and attended Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange.^[2] He attended Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in classical languages.^[1] He then began his studies for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington, New Jersey, receiving a Master of Divinity degree.^[2]

Priesthood

On May 25, 1957, McHugh was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey^[3] His first assignment was as a curate at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Newark, and he afterwards served at Holy Trinity Parish in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[1] He served as a member of the Archdiocesan Family Life Committee from 1962 to 1965.^[2]

In addition to his pastoral duties, McHugh did graduate work in sociology at Fordham University in New York City from 1963 to 1965.^[1] He served as moderator of the Bergen County Catholic Physicians' Guild (1964–1965) and of the Bergen County Catholic Nurses' Council (1963–1965).^[2] He continued his studies in sociology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from 1965 to 1967.^[2] In 1965, he joined the staff of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, where he served as director of the Family Life Bureau (1965–1975), director of the National Right to Life Committee (1967), and of the Office of Pro-Life Activities (1972–1978).^[1]^[4] While in that position he caused controversy when, in response to President Richard Nixon's July 1969 proposal of federal funding of artificial contraception as a means of population control, McHugh said Nixon's message was "a positive and constructive approach to the problem."^[5] He was named a papal chamberlain in 1971, and raised to the rank of honorary prelate in 1986.^[1]

McHugh was a visiting lecturer in theology at Princeton Theological Seminary (1974), Immaculate Conception Seminary (1976–81), and American College of Louvain in Belgium (1976).^[2] He became director of the Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning in 1981.^[1] From 1978 to 1981, he studied moral theology with a concentration in medical ethics at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome where he earned a doctorate in theology.^[1] He then served as a visiting lecturer at the Pontifical Lateran University in 1982.^[2] He served as special assistant at the World Synod of Bishops on "The Christian Family in the Contemporary World" in 1980, and was appointed to the delegation of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in 1983.^[2] He was appointed archdiocesan vicar for Parish and Family Life in 1986.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

On November 20, 1987, McHugh was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Newark and titular bishop of Morosbisdus by Pope John Paul II.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 1988, from Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick, with Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety and Bishop Walter William Curtis serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.^[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: Quid retribuam Domino, meaning, "What shall I return to the Lord" (Psalms 116:12).^[6]

Bishop of Camden

Following the retirement of Bishop George Guilfoyle, McHugh was named the fifth Bishop of Camden on May 13, 1989, by John Paul II.^[3] His installation took place at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on June 20, 1989.^[3] During his nine-year tenure, he undertook a major reorganization of the diocese's administrative structure and authorized the relocation of the diocesan headquarters to downtown Camden.^[7] He presided over a diocesan synod in September 1992.^[7] Highly dedicated to the cause of Catholic education, he created a $63 million Catholic Education Endowment Fund for schools and religious education programs, a five-point plan to reinvigorate Catholic high schools, and led a grassroots effort to support school choice legislation in the state legislature.^[2]

A strong opponent of abortion rights for women, McHugh was a leading member of the National Conference of Bishops' Pro-Life Committee, and was known as the "father of the pro-life movement in America."^[7] He served as a delegate at United Nations-sponsored conferences on the environment (1992 in Rio de Janeiro) and on population and development (1994 in Cairo).^[2]

Bishop of Rockville Centre

McHugh was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre on December 7, 1998, effective February 22, 1999. He succeeded to the office of diocesan bishop by right of succession on January 4, 2000.

Death and legacy

McHugh died on December 10, 2000, in Rockville Centre, New York, at age 68.

In November 2020, a Vatican investigation into the case of defrocked former cardinal Theodore McCarrick identified McHugh as one of three bishops who "provided inaccurate and incomplete information to the Holy See regarding McCarrick’s sexual conduct with young adults" when McCarrick was a candidate for archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington in 2000.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Bishop McHugh's Biography". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Previous Bishops". Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop James Thomas McHugh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.^{[self-published source]}
^ Karrer, R. N. (2011). "The National Right to Life Committee: its founding, its history, and the emergence of the pro-life movement prior to Roe v. Wade". Cathol Hist Rev. 97 (3): 527–57. doi:10.1353/cat.2011.0098. PMID 22069796. S2CID 9890064.
^ The Editor (September 1969). Leap into What?. Triumph. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "Bishop McHugh's Coat of Arms Explained". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop James T. McHugh". Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
^ Brockhaus, Hannah (November 10, 2020). "McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ Fraze, Barb (November 13, 2020). "N.J. bishops' letters helped pave way for McCarrick, led to lack of trust". Crux. Catholic News Service. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John R. McGann	Bishop of Rockville Centre 2000–2000	Succeeded by William F. Murphy
Preceded by George H. Guilfoyle	Bishop of Camden 1989–1998	Succeeded by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey 1987–1989	Succeeded by –

[rockville-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Bishop McHugh's Biography". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.

[j23-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Previous Bishops". Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.

[hierarchy-3] "Bishop James Thomas McHugh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.^{[self-published source]}

[4] Karrer, R. N. (2011). "The National Right to Life Committee: its founding, its history, and the emergence of the pro-life movement prior to Roe v. Wade". Cathol Hist Rev. 97 (3): 527–57. doi:10.1353/cat.2011.0098. PMID 22069796. S2CID 9890064.

[5] The Editor (September 1969). Leap into What?. Triumph. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[coat-6] "Bishop McHugh's Coat of Arms Explained". Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.

[camden-7] "Bishop James T. McHugh". Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

[8] Brockhaus, Hannah (November 10, 2020). "McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[9] Fraze, Barb (November 13, 2020). "N.J. bishops' letters helped pave way for McCarrick, led to lack of trust". Crux. Catholic News Service. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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James T. McHugh

Biography

Early life

Priesthood

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

Bishop of Camden

Bishop of Rockville Centre

Death and legacy

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