Bishop Russell J. McVinney

Inducted: 1983
Born: 1898 - Died:
1971

Bishop Russell J. McVinney, 1898-1971, the first native Ordinary of the Diocese of Providence, was born in Warren. Among his outstanding accomplishments during twenty-three years as Bishop were the establishment of the Catholic Charity Fund Appeal, strong support for fair housing legislation, an the establishment of a Diocesan Priests’ Senate. He was appointed an assistant to the Papal Throne by Pope Pious XII in 1957.

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