[1] Having decided to become a priest, McIntyre left Father Judge after his junior year to enter St. Mary's High School Seminary in Erie, Pennsylvania, operated by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists).
[1] After graduating from St. Mary's, McIntyre attended St. Alphonsus Seminary in Suffield, Connecticut, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1986.
[2][1] McIntyre was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua on May 16, 1992.
[4] That same year, the Vatican elevated him to the rank of as a chaplain to his holiness; he became a prelate of honor in 2005.
[3] McIntyre received his episcopal consecration on August 6, 2010, from Rigali at the Cathedral Basilica of SS.