Bishop Maginnis greets faithful following a Mass at St. Peter Claver Church in Philadelphia, Sept. 9, 2009.

Bishop Joseph Martino, Bishop Martin Lohmuller, Pope St. John Paul II, Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua, Bishop DeSimone, Bishop Robert Maginnis during a bishop’s ad limina sojoun to Rome in 1998.

Bishop Robert Maginnis and Father Stephen Thorne tour the worship section of the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop Robert Maginnis chat at the Archbishop’s Benefit for Children in 2007.

Bishop Robert Maginnis process with fellow auxiliary bishops along Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a “Prayer on the Parkway” gathering, Sept. 18, 2005.

Good friend Bishop Francis Schulte lays his hand on Bishop Maginnis at his 1996 episcopal ordination.

Retired Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis passed into eternal life Sept. 14, 2022.

Youth ministry was a pastoral priority for Bishop Robert P. Maginnis, who died Sept. 14 after a lengthy illness and was laid to rest Sept. 22 after a funeral Mass that drew hundreds of clergy and faithful. (Sarah Webb)

The Catholic Standard and Times (the predecessor of CatholicPhilly.com) reflected on the life of Bishop Maginnis ahead of his episcopal ordination in March 1996.

Bishop Robert Maginnis chats with a resident at Saint Edmond’s Home for Children in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, an archdiocesan Catholic Social Services residential care facility for children and young adults with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Bishop Francis Schulte and Bishop Robert Maginnis, seminary classmates, attend a Catholic Leadership Institute dinner in this undated photo.

Bishop Joseph Martino and Bishop Robert Maginnis during their ordination to the episcopacy on March 11, 1996 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

Bishop Maginnis discusses planning with employees of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Secretariat for Evangelization, which he led from 2004 until his retirement in 2010.

Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua ordains Bishop Maginnis to the episcopacy on March 11, 1996 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

Bishop Robert P. Maginnis blesses a woman after Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, April 30, 2006.

Bishop Robert Maginnis greets a child after Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, April 8, 2005.

Bishop Maginnis led the archdiocesan Catholic Youth Organization. He is seen here at Operation Discovery-West (48th and Wyalusing Streets, Philadelphia) during a visit by John Cardinal Krol Aug. 2, 1967.

Bishop Maginnis is seen at his 1996 episcopal ordination at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

Father Stephen Thorne and Bishop Robert Maginnis tour the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Bishop Robert Maginnis distributes ashes during a Feb. 18, 2010 Ash Wednesday liturgy at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

The future Bishop Maginnis was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 13, 1961 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul by John Cardinal Krol in the first class of priests he ordained as Archbishop of Philadelphia.

The future Bishop Maginnis entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood in 1952, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity Degree.

Bishop Joseph Martino and Bishop Robert Maginnis are seen at their 1996 episcopal ordination at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

The future Bishop Maginnis’ ordination to the priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul by Archbishop John J. Krol, May 13, 1961.