Edmond John Fitzmaurice
The Most Reverend Edmond John Fitzmaurice | |
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Education | St Brendan's College, Killarney College of Sint-Truiden Pontifical North American College |
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Edmond John Fitzmaurice (June 24, 1881 – July 26, 1962) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware from 1925 to 1960.
Biography
Early life and education
Edmond Fitzmaurice was born on June 24, 1881, in Leitrim West, County Kerry in Ireland to William and Johanna (née Costello) Fitzmaurice.[1] His uncle, John Edmund Fitzmaurice, became bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania.
Fitzmaurice studied at
Ordination and ministry
Fitzmaurice was
Bishop of Wilmington
On July 24, 1925, Fitzmaurice was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington by
Fitzmaurice encouraged participation in
In 1956, Pope Pius XII appointed Hubert James Cartwright as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington to assist Fitzmaurice.[8] When Cartwright died in 1958, Pope Pius appointed Michael William Hyle as the new coadjutor bishop.
Retirement and legacy
Pope John XXIII accepted Fitzmaurice's resignation as bishop of Wilmington on March 2, 1960,[2] and appointed him as titular archbishop of Constantia in Scythia. He became the first priest of the Diocese of Wilmington to be named archbishop.[2]
Edmond Fitzmaurice died at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington on July 26, 1962, at age 81.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Edmond John Fitzmaurice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ "Edmond J. FitzMaurice, 81, Ex-Bishop of Wilmington". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Erie". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b "Edmond J. Fitzmaurice, 81, Ex-Bishop of Wilmington". The New York Times. 1962-07-25.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.
- ^ "SEX LECTURES ASSAILED". The New York Times. 1945-02-12.
- ^ "Coadjutor Bishop Appointed". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.