Robert Joseph McManus

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Robert Joseph McManus
Bishop of Worcester
Archdiocese	Boston
Diocese	Worcester
Appointed	March 9, 2004
Installed	May 14, 2004
Predecessor	Daniel Patrick Reilly
Orders
Ordination	May 27, 1978 by Kenneth Anthony Angell
Consecration	February 22, 1999 by Kenneth Anthony Angell, Robert Edward Mulvee, and Louis Edward Gelineau
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-05) July 5, 1951 Providence, Rhode Island
Motto	CHRISTUS VERITATIS SPELNDOR

Styles of Robert Joseph McManus

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Robert Joseph McManus (born July 5, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

McManus was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Edward W. & Helen F. (née King) McManus. He grew up in the Providence area, graduating from Blessed Sacrament School and Our Lady of Providence High School. He is an alumnus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the Toronto School of Theology.

Ordination and ministry

McManus was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1978 by Bishop Kenneth Anthony Angell of Providence. He served as an associate pastor at several parishes and chaplaincies throughout the diocese for nearly twenty years. He was elevated to the title of Monsignor on February 28, 1997 by Pope John Paul II.

Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island

McManus was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Providence on February 22, 1999.

Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts

Since May 14, 2004, McManus succeeded Daniel P. Reilly, who retired.^[1] He was installed in Worcester on May 14, 2004.

McManus criticized the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for renting out "sacred space" to the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy for workshops. He thought that the classes taught things which violated the teachings of the Catholic Church. On October 10, 2007, he issued a statement expressing his thoughts and criticisms of the conference.^[2]

Disputed property sale

In June 2012, on instructions from McManus, diocesan officials declined to sell a property owned by the diocese, an historic mansion in Northbridge, to a married gay couple. The property had been used as a church-affiliated nonprofit retreat center.^[3]^[4] In September the couple filed suit against the bishop and other parties to the negotiations, citing an email in which church officials pulled out of the sale "because of the potentiality of gay marriages there."^[5] A lawyer for the diocese said that the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute provides an exemption for religious institutions. He said: "If a religious entity did not have to permit property to be used for gay weddings, which we all agree, why must religious property be sold to an organization if it is going to be used for a gay wedding?" Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a brief supporting the plaintiffs that said "we believe that this family was unfairly discriminated against by the diocese when it refused to sell them property based on their sexual orientation.... And no reasonable person would think that a wedding that took place on a property no longer owned by a church was endorsed by that church." Oral arguments in the case are scheduled in Worcester Superior Court on April 22, 2014.^[6]

Arrest

On May 4, 2013 McManus was arrested for drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and refusing a chemical test in Narragansett, Rhode Island. After the alleged accident, the other person involved in the collision followed him and phoned the police. McManus was reportedly arrested about 20 minutes after the accident. He later stated: "I made a terrible error in judgment by driving after having consumed alcohol with dinner. There is no excuse for the mistake I made, only a commitment to make amends and accept the consequences of my action. More importantly, I ask forgiveness from the good people whom I serve, as well as my family and friends, in the Diocese of Worcester and the Diocese of Providence."^[7]

References

↑ Robert Joseph McManus
↑ Hudson, Deal W. (October 15, 2007). "High Noon at College of the Holy Cross". Crisis Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
↑ Williamson, Dianne (July 26, 2012). "'Plans' don't include sale to gay couple". Worcester Telegram. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
↑ Anderson, Karen. "Gay Couple Says Church Is Blocking Sale Of Historic Home". CBS Boston. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
↑ Wangsness, Lisa (September 10, 2012). "Gay couple says church denied Northbridge mansion sale to stop same-sex weddings". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
↑ Wangsness, Lisa (March 14, 2014). "Worcester Diocese is guilty of antigay bias, Coakley says". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
↑ Andersen, Travis; Feathers, Todd (May 6, 2013). "Bishop McManus of Worcester arrested for drunken driving; admits 'terrible error in judgment'". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Daniel Patrick Reilly	Bishop of Worcester 2004 – present	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Providence 1999 – 2004	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Worcester

Ordinaries	Bishops John Joseph Wright Bernard Joseph Flanagan Timothy Joseph Harrington Daniel Patrick Reilly Robert Joseph McManus Auxiliary Bishops Timothy Joseph Harrington George Edward Rueger

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica St. Joseph Basilica

Education	High Schools Holy Name Central Catholic High School Notre Dame Academy Notre Dame Preparatory School St. Bernard's High School St. John's High School St. Mary's Central Catholic High School Saint Peter-Marian High School High Schools, closed Magnificat Academy High Schools, independent Immaculate Heart of Mary Trivium School

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Diocese of Providence

Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly

Education	Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren

Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence

Priests	Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang

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