Bishop Patrick J. McGrath was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 11, 1945. After completing his studies at Saint John’s Seminary in Waterford, Ireland, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 7, 1970. Following his ordination, Bishop McGrath served as associate pastor of Saint Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco and was then assigned to Rome for post graduate studies in Canon Law. In 1977, he obtained a doctorate in Canon Law…