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O'Mara, John Aloysius was born on November 17, 1924 in Buffalo. Son of John Aloysius and Anna Theresa (Schenck) O'M.
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John Aloysius O'Mara
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Student, St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1944-1951; Juris Canonici Licentiatus, St. Thomas U., Rome, 1953.
Career
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1951; member chancery, Archdiocese of Toronto, 1953-1969; president, rector, St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto, 1969-1975; pastor, St. Lawrence Parish, Scarboro, Ontario, 1975-1976; bishop, Diocese of Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1976-1994; bishop, Diocese of St. Catharines, Ontario, since 1994. President Ontario Conference Catholic Bishops, 1986-1992.
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Board of directors Ontario Hospital Association, 1961-1965. Member Ontario Hospital Services Commission,1964-1969. Member Catholic Church Ext.
Society (board directors 1992-1996).
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Canadian