David Edward Foley
David Edward Foley (born February 3, 1930 in Worcester , Massachusetts , † April 17, 2018 in Birmingham , Alabama ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Birmingham .
Life
David Edward Foley was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington on May 26, 1956 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Octaba and auxiliary bishop in Richmond on May 3, 1986 . The Bishop of Richmond, Walter Francis Sullivan , ordained him episcopal on June 27 of that year ; Co- consecrators were John Francis Donoghue , Bishop of Charlotte , and James Aloysius Hickey , Archbishop of Washington .
He was appointed Bishop of Birmingham by John Paul II on March 22, 1994, and he was installed in office on May 13 of the same year. On May 10, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.
David Edward Foley was involved in numerous social projects and the Christians in the Holy Land . In 1994 he was appointed Grand Officer of the Papal Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio and invested in the USA Southeastern Lieutenancy on October 15, 1994 in Atlanta by Grand Prior Francis B. Schulte .
Web links
- Entry for David Edward Foley on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on David Edward Foley on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Retired Roman Catholic Bishop David Foley Dies in Alabama on usnews.com of April 18, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States of America , OESSH, accessed January 4, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond James Boland |
Bishop of Birmingham 1994-2005 |
Robert Joseph Baker |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foley, David Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcester, Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th April 2018 |
| Place of death | Birmingham, Alabama , United States |