Background
McGrath, Patrick Joseph was born on July 11, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. Came to the United States, 1970.
McGrath, Patrick Joseph was born on July 11, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. Came to the United States, 1970.
Graduate, St. John's College Seminary, Waterford, Ireland. Doctor in Canon Law, Lateran University, Rome, 1977.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1970, auxiliary bishop, 1989-1998. Rector, pastor St. Mary Cathedral, 1986. Ordained bishop, 1989.
Co-adjutor bishop Diocese of San Jose, 1998-1999, bishop, since 1999.