Robert J. McClory

Robert John McClory (born October 10, 1963) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and serves as the 5th bishop of the Diocese of Gary.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Robert John McClory

BA, MPA, JD, STB JCL, DD
Bishop of Gary
DioceseGary
AppointedNovember 26, 2019
InstalledFebruary 11, 2020
PredecessorDonald J. Hying
Orders
OrdinationMay 22, 1999
by Adam Maida
ConsecrationFebruary 11, 2020
by Charles C. Thompson, Allen Henry Vigneron, and Dale Joseph Melczek
Personal details
Born (1963-10-10) October 10, 1963
Detroit, Michigan
Alma materBA Oakland University, MPA Columbia University, JD University of Michigan, STB Pontifical Gregorian University, JCL Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
MottoIesum Dominum Praedicamus (We proclaim Jesus as Lord)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Robert John McClory
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

McClory was born in Detroit on October 10, 1963 and is the youngest of four children of James and Ann McClory. He attended grade school at St. Francis DeSales in Detroit and St. Mary in Royal Oak, and graduated from George A. Dondero High School in Royal Oak. McClory earned a bachelor's degree in politics and communications from Oakland University in 1983, a masters in public policy and administration from Columbia University in 1987, and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1991. After practicing civil law for three years, he entered Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He continued as a seminarian at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He obtained a bachelor of sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas(Angelicum). McClory is a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus and is a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained to the deaconate by Edmund Szoka in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, on October 8, 1998 and ordained a priest in Detroit by Adam Maida on May 22, 1999.

McClory served as associate pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish in Shelby Township and St. Isidore parish in Macomb Township, with weekend assignments at Our Lady of the Lakes in Waterford; St. Blaise in Sterling Heights; and St. Andrew parish in Rochester. He served as judge on the Metropolitan Tribunal and was administrative secretary to Cardinal Maida before being appointed chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit in 2003.

In 2005, he was given the title of monsignor and made Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI.

In 2009, Allen Henry Vigneron appointed McClory to become Moderator of the Curia and vicar general, where he served as chief of staff, coordinating the central offices of the archdiocese. During this time he also served as pastor of Presentation Our Lady of Victory Parish in Detroit. In 2017, McClory became pastor and rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Episcopal career

Pope Francis appointed McClory bishop for the Diocese of Gary on November 26, 2019.[1][2] On February 11, 2020, McClory was consecrated and installed as the 5th Bishop of Gary.[3] He succeeds Donald J. Hying, who was appointed as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison in Wisconsin after the death of Robert C. Morlino.

See also

References
  1. "Pope Francis Appoints the Rev. Msgr. Robert McClory as Bishop of Gary". Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. "Pope Francis names Monsignor Robert J McClory fifth bishop of the Diocese of Gary" (PDF). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-of-gary-indiana/

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Donald J. Hying		 Bishop of Gary
2020-Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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