Richard Thomas Guilfoyle

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Biography

Guilfoyle was born near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and studied at St. Bonaventure College in Olean, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1917. He then served as a curate at St. Stephen Church in Oil City until 1921, when he became secretary to Bishop John Mark Gannon. He also served as pastor of St. Peter's Cathedral and chancellor of the Diocese of Erie.

On August 8, 1936, he was appointed Bishop of Altoona by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 30 from Archbishop John Mark Gannon, assisted by Archbishop Thomas Walsh and Bishop Francis Joseph Tief. He later died at age 64.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Joseph McCort	Bishop of Altoona 1936–1957	Succeeded by Howard Joseph Carroll

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown
Bishops	Eugene A. Garvey John Joseph McCort Richard Thomas Guilfoyle Howard Joseph Carroll Joseph Carroll McCormick James John Hogan Joseph Victor Adamec Mark Leonard Bartchak
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert, Johnstown Basilica Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto
Education	Higher education Mount Aloysius College, Cresson Saint Francis University, Loretto High schools Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, Boalsburg
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