C. John McCloskey
The Rev. Charles John McCloskey III (1953 – 2023) was a Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He was the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. He worked on Wall Street at Citibank and Merrill Lynch for a number of years before becoming a priest. He was ordained in 1981 by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray. Biography 
McCloskey grew up in Bethesda, MD. He attended St. Jane de Chantal Elementary School, class of ‘67, St. John’s College High School, class of ‘71. He graduated in Economics from Columbia University, class of ‘75, and University of Navarra (Spain) in 1982. He was ordained a priest for the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei at the Shrine of Torreciudad (Spain) in 1981. On February 23, 2023, McCloskey passed away from complications related to advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Conversions
McCloskey was known for his pastoral writings and for having helped convert a number of people to Catholicism, including Newt Gingrich, Sam Brownback, Lawrence Kudlow, Robert Novak, and Bernard Nathanson, an anti-abortion activist who was converted from being a pro-choice NARAL Pro-Choice America founder in his earlier years as a doctor, where he performed abortions. Allegation
In November 2002, the Prelature of Opus Dei received a credible complaint from an adult woman accusing McCloskey of sexual misconduct while serving as the director of the Catholic Information Center (CIC) in Washington, DC. As regards McCloskey’s time before being at the CIC as well as afterwards, the Prelature had not received any complaints for sexual misconduct. Restrictions were placed on his pastoral assignments, and a settlement was reached with the woman in question in 2005. At the time, McCloskey was suffering early stages of Alzheimer's disease which is known to have impulse control as a symptom. Education
BA (1975) in Economics, Columbia University
Sacred Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD), University of Navarra

Books 
 (2010) The Essential Belloc - A Prophet for Our Times,

References

External links
 John McCloskey's Popular Lifetime Reading Plan

Living people
20th-century American Roman Catholic priests
Opus Dei members
Merrill (company) people
Citigroup people
American investment bankers
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross alumni
University of Navarra alumni
1953 births
21st-century American Roman Catholic priests
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
People from Bethesda, Maryland
Religious leaders from Maryland