His Eminence, The Most Reverend

Joseph Lennox Federal
Bishop of Salt Lake
titular bishop of Appiaria
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Salt Lake
In officeMarch 31, 1960 to
April 22, 1980
PredecessorDuane Garrison Hunt
SuccessorWilliam Weigand
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake
1951 to 1958
Coadjutor Bishop of Salt Lake
1958 to 1960
titular bishop of Appiaria
Orders
OrdinationDecember 8, 1934
ConsecrationApril 11, 1951
by Amleto Cicognani
Personal details
Born(1910-01-13)January 13, 1910
Greensboro, North Carolina, US
DiedAugust 31, 2000(2000-08-31) (aged 90)
EducationBelmont Abbey College
Niagara University
University of Fribourg
Pontifical North American College
Styles of
Joseph Lennox Federal
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenone

Joseph Lennox Federal (January 13, 1910 – August 31, 2000) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah from 1960 to 1980. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop and coadjutor bishop of the same diocese from 1951 to 1960.

Biography

Early life

Joseph Federal was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Charles and Margaret (née Keegan) Federal. He studied at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York, the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland, and the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Priesthood

Federal was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Raleigh on December 8, 1934.[1] He then served as a curate at St. Peter's Parish in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first pastor of St. Margaret's Parish in Swannanoa, North Carolina, (1937-1938). He was rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral (1938-1951), and became a papal chamberlain in 1942.

Auxiliary Bishop, Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Salt Lake

On February 5, 1951, Federal was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City and titular bishop of Appiaria by Pope Pius XII.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on April 11, 1951, from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Eugene J. McGuinness and Vincent Waters serving as co-consecrators.[1]

Federal was named coadjutor bishop of Salt Lake City on May 1, 1958, by Pope John XXIII. He automatically succeeded Duane Hunt as the sixth Bishop upon the latter's death on March 31, 1960.[1]

Federal attended the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962 to 1965. During Federal's tenure, crews replaced the slate roof of the Cathedral of the Madeleine with copper along with some sandstone blocks and gargoyles.[2] In 1970, he had the cathedral bells toll as the hearse carrying the body of LDS President David O. McKay passed by.[3]

Retirement and legacy

On April 22, 1980, Pope John Paul II accepted Federal's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake.[1] Joseph Federal died on August 31, 2000, at age 90.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Joseph Lennox Federal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  2. ↑ Moulton, Kristen (2009-08-07). "Cathedral of the Madeleine: A century of faith set in stone". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  3. ↑ Moulton, Kristen (2009-08-07). "Catholic-LDS relations through the years - warming trend follows a cold war". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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