William Edward McManus


William Edward McManus
Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
PredecessorLeo Aloysius Pursley
SuccessorJohn Michael D'Arcy
Other postsTitular Bishop of Mesarfelta
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
1967 to 1976
Orders
OrdinationApril 15, 1939,
by George William Mundelein
ConsecrationAugust 24, 1967
by John Patrick Cody
Personal details
BornJanuary 27, 1914
DiedMarch 3, 1997(1997-03-03) (aged 83)
MottoSursum corda
(Lift up your hearts)

William Edward McManus (January 27, 1914 – March 3, 1997) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1967 to 1976 and bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana from 1976 to 1985.