Career
He was the 7th rector of The Catholic University of America, and was the first alumnus to serve as rector. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, McCormick was ordained a priest on July 26, 1904 for the Archdiocese of Hartford. He was named bishop on June 14, 1950 and was ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia on September 21, 1950, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.