[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE TO BISHOP JOSEPH P. McFADDEN

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2014

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bishop 
Joseph P. McFadden, a distinguished former member of the Philadelphia 
education and Catholic community.
  Bishop McFadden was born in Philadelphia on May 22, 1947. Attending 
Catholic schools for his elementary and secondary education, Bishop 
McFadden was an involved and active student. He then enrolled in 
Philadelphia's Saint Joseph University, where he matriculated with a 
Bachelor of Science degree in Politics. Bishop McFadden's childhood and 
education prepared him well to be a life-long advocate for education in 
Philadelphia.
  After teaching and coaching at West Catholic Boys High School from 
1969-1976, Bishop McFadden entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. 
Ordained as a priest on May 16, 1981, Bishop McFadden continued in his 
passion of higher education. He received a Master of Divinity, 
graduating Summa Cum Laude, upon completing his studies at Saint 
Charles Seminary.
  Bishop McFadden served as an Honorary Prelate to Pope John Paul II 
for two years. In 1993, Cardinal Bevilacqua appointed Bishop McFadden 
as the first President of Cardinal O'Hara High School. As President, 
the Bishop was vital to increasing the school's enrollment to 2000 
students and initiating the program ``Laptops for Learning.''
  Bishop McFadden began his service as a pastor in Downingtown in 2001, 
until he was appointed to be an Auxiliary Bishop in Philadelphia in 
June 2004. He was ordained to the Episcopacy on July 28, 2004 and was 
named the tenth Bishop of Harrisburg on June 22, 2010. Unfortunately, 
Bishop McFadden passed away on March 2, 2013. His passing is still 
mourned by the Catholic community. This week, Bishop McFadden will 
posthumously be given the Distinguished Catholic School Graduates Award 
by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for his service to Catholic School 
education in the state of Pennsylvania.
  I invite you and all of my colleagues to join me in commemorating 
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden. May his legacy and commitment be an 
inspiration to all of us in the years to come.

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