James Francis McCarthy


James Francis McCarthy is a former American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York starting in 1999, resigning in 2002.

Biography

Born in Mount Kisco, New York, McCarthy was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1968, for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
On May 22, 1999, he was appointed titular bishop of 'Verrona' and auxiliary bishop of the New York Archdiocese and was consecrated a bishop on June 29, 1999.
On June 15, 2002, he resigned due to revelations of multiple sexual affairs with women.