John Gerard McClean (24 September 1914 – 28 August 1978) was an
English prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church. He served as
Bishop of Middlesbrough
The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool, England.
The diocese covers an area of of the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire together with th ...
from 1967 to 1978.
Born in
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located east of Middlesbrough.
The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of ...
,
Yorkshire on 24 September 1914, he was
ordained to the
priesthood on 22 March 1942. He was appointed
Coadjutor Bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
of
Middlesbrough and
Titular Bishop of ''Maxita'' on 10 December 1966. His
consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
to the
Episcopate took place on 24 February 1967, the principal
consecrator was Bishop
George Brunner of Middlesbrough, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop
James Cunningham of Hexham and Newcastle and Bishop
William Wheeler of Leeds. On
Bishop Brunner's retirement, McClean automatically succeeded as the
Bishop of the
Diocese of Middlesbrough on 13 June 1967.
[
He died in office on 28 August 1978, aged 63.][
]
References
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1914 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in England
People from Redcar
Roman Catholic bishops of Middlesbrough