Austin-Emile Burke
Austin-Emile Burke (born January 22, 1922 in Sluice Point , † August 12, 2011 in Halifax ) was a Canadian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax .
Life
Austin-Emile Burke was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Halifax on March 25, 1950 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Yarmouth on February 1, 1968 . The Apostolic Delegate in Canada, Emanuele Clarizio , donated him episcopal ordination on May 14, 1968 in St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax; Co- consecrators were James Martin Hayes , Archbishop of Halifax, and Alfred Bertram Leverman , Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick .
He was named Archbishop of Halifax on July 8, 1991 and inaugurated on September 19 of the same year. As a representative of the Canadian Bishops' Conference, he was an observer in the first elections in South Africa in 1994 after the end of apartheid .
On January 13, 1998, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on Austin-Emile Burke on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 31, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death of the Most Reverend Austin Emile Burke, Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia , CCCB (Canadian Bishops' Conference), August 15, 2011, accessed August 31, 2017
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Martin Hayes |
Archbishop of Halifax 1991–1998 |
Terrence Thomas Prendergast SJ |
| Albert Leménager |
Bishop of Yarmouth 1981-1993 |
James Matthew Wingle |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burke, Austin-Emile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burke, Austin E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sluice Point |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2011 |
| Place of death | Halifax |