[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO BISHOP TIMLIN

 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I seek recognition today to 
acknowledge the service of my friend, Bishop James C. Timlin, D.D., of 
the Diocese of Scranton, who is today celebrating 25 years since his 
elevation to the rank of bishop. Recently, on July 16, 2001, Bishop 
Timlin also observed the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
  Bishop Timlin was born in Scranton on August 5, 1927. He attended 
Holy Rosary High School and St. Charles College in Catonsville, MD. He 
then attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and the North American 
College in Rome, Italy, where he completed his studies for the 
priesthood. Bishop Timlin was ordained on July 16, 1951, in Rome by the 
Most Reverend Martin J. O'Connor, D.D. Bishop Timlin continued his 
studies in theology there before returning to the Diocese of Scranton, 
where he was appointed Assistant Pastor at St. John Evangelist Parish, 
Pittston, in 1952.
  On June 12, 1953, he became Assistant Pastor of St. Peter's Cathedral 
in Scranton, where he served until September 12, 1966, when he was 
named Assistant Chancellor of the Diocese of Scranton. He was named 
Chaplain to His Holiness Pope Paul VI on August 3, 1967, Chancellor of 
the Diocese of Scranton on December 15, 1971, and Prelate of Honor to 
His Holiness on April 23, 1972. He was named the Auxiliary Bishop of 
Scranton on August 3, 1976, and Pastor of the Nativity of Our Lord, 
Scranton, in September 1979. Cardinal John J. O'Connor, the seventh 
Bishop of Scranton, appointed him Chairman of the Board of Advisors for 
St. Pius X Seminary and Chairman of the Preparatory Commission for the 
Scranton Diocesan Synod in 1983.
  Pope John Paul II appointed him the eighth Bishop of Scranton on 
April 24, 1984, and his installation followed on June 7, 1984. Bishop 
Timlin has served two terms as a member of the Administrative Board and 
the National Advisory Council of the National Conference of Catholic 
Bishops. He also served as a member of the Board of the North American 
College, as well as a consultant on the Liturgy Committee. He is 
presently a consultant to the NCCB's Ecumenical and Migration 
committees.
  For his leadership and spiritual shepherding of 340,000 Catholics in 
the 11 counties of the Diocese of Scranton, I would like to extend the 
gratitude and recognition of the United States Senate to Bishop James 
Timlin.

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