Joseph Edward McCarthy

Joseph Edward McCarthy (November 14, 1876 – September 8, 1955) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

McCarthy was ordained to the priesthood in Paris by Bishop Félix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière for the Archdiocese of Hartford on July 4, 1903.

[1] During the Great Depression, McCarthy used his power as a corporation sole to remove the burden of debt by offering the property holdings as security for a successful bond issue.

[3] In 1938, McCarthy purchased the former Portland home of railroad executive Morris McDonald as his official residence.

[3] He received Daniel Feeney as an auxiliary bishop in 1946, delegating much of the administration of the diocese to Feeny due to his own declining health.