James Anthony Griffin
James Anthony Griffin (born June 13, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Griffin served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1983 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1979 to 1983.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Anthony Griffin | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Columbus | |
Bishop Griffin in Dublin in 2019 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Columbus |
| Appointed | February 4, 1983 |
| Installed | April 25, 1983 |
| Retired | October 14, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Edward John Herrmann |
| Successor | Frederick F. Campbell |
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| Ordination | May 28, 1960 by John Krol |
| Consecration | August 1, 1979 by James Aloysius Hickey, Clarence George Issenmann, and Joseph Abel Francis |
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| Born | June 13, 1934 |
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| Education | St. Charles College Borromeo College St. Mary Seminary Pontifical Lateran University Cleveland State University |
| Motto | Radicati in ipso (Rooted in Him) |
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| Styles of James Anthony Griffin | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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