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The Most Reverend

John Joseph McCort
Bishop of Altoona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseAltoona
AppointedOctober 22, 1920
Term endedApril 21, 1936 (his death)
PredecessorEugene A. Garvey
SuccessorRichard Thomas Guilfoyle
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1912-1920)
Coadjutor Bishop of Altoona (1920)
Orders
OrdinationOctober 14, 1883
by Jeremiah F. Shanahan
ConsecrationSeptember 17, 1912
by Edmond Francis Prendergast
Personal details
Born(1860-02-16)February 16, 1860
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1936(1936-04-21) (aged 76)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

John Joseph McCort (February 16, 1860 – April 21, 1936) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Altoona from 1920 until his death in 1936.

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