Edwin Byrne
Edwin Byrne | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died | July 26, 1963 (aged 71) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Buried | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi |
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| Alma mater | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary |
Edwin Vincent Byrne (August 9, 1891 – July 26, 1963) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served in Puerto Rico, as Bishop of Ponce (1925–1929) and Bishop of San Juan (1929–1943), before returning to the United States as Archbishop of Santa Fe (1943–1963).
Biography
Edwin Byrne was born in
On June 23, 1925, Byrne was appointed the first
Byrne was appointed the eighth Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on June 12, 1943.[2] During his 20-year-long tenure, he was instrumental in the construction of many churches and schools, and built up the diocesan clergy.[3] In 1958, his decree that no Catholic girl should appear in a bathing suit in the Miss New Mexico pageant received national attention and stirred controversy; he never rescinded the ban.[4][5] He condemned a "right to work" bill being considered in the state legislature.[3] He also prohibited Catholic students from dating while attending high school, describing "going steady, keeping steady company, necking and kissing" as "pagan" practices.[6] He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962.[3]
Byrne suffered a
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 "Archbishop Edwin Vincent Byrne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Edwin V. Byrne, 71, Of Santa Fe Diocese Is Dead". The New York Times. July 27, 1963.
- ^ "Archbishop v. Redhead". Time. July 20, 1959. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011.
- ^ "The Bathing-Suit Issue". Time. July 27, 1959. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011.
- ^ "The Way to Dishonor". Time. October 21, 1957. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011.
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]