Sister Mary McCormick is serving her second consecutive term as elected General Superior of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown. Sister Mary is Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Cleveland. She served as Academic Dean from 2012 to 2025, and has served on St. Mary’s faculty since 1997. She also was an instructor at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville and Ursuline High School in Youngstown.
Previous to being named General Superior, Sister Mary served as finance director for the Ursuline Sisters, on the leadership team, and as formation and vocations director.
Sister Mary earned a doctorate in systematic theology from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York; a master of religious education from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana; a master of arts in theology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh; and a bachelor’s in education Youngstown State University. She also holds several professional certifications.
An Austintown native, Sister Mary graduated from Ursuline High and became an Ursuline Sister of Youngstown in 1975.
Congratulations on 50 years! To send her your well-wishes, email the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown.
