Edward Aloysius Mooney
Edward Aloysius Cardinal Mooney (born May 9, 1882 in Mount Savage , Maryland , United States , † October 25, 1958 in Rome ) was Archbishop of Detroit .
Life
Edward Aloysius Mooney received his theological and philosophical training in Ellicott City , Baltimore and Rome. He received on 10 April 1909, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a lecturer at the Department of Cleveland . From 1916 to 1922 he headed the Episcopal Latin School in the same position. In the years 1923 to 1926 worked as a clergyman Edward Aloysius Mooney rector at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Pope Pius XI awarded him the title of House Prelate of His Holiness in 1925 and appointed him titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria and Apostolic Delegate in East India on January 18, 1926, based in Bangalore . The episcopal ordination received Edward Aloysius Mooney by the prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith , Wilhelmus Marinus Cardinal van Rossum . From 1931 to 1933 he was an Apostolic Delegate in Japan . On August 28, 1933, the Pope appointed him Bishop of Rochester , retaining the personal title of Archbishop. On May 26, 1937, he was named Archbishop of Detroit.
Pope Pius XII took him on February 18, 1946 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Susanna in the college of cardinals .
Edward Aloysius Mooney died in Rome on October 25, 1958, a few hours before the start of the conclave . He was buried in the crypt of St. John's Seminary in Detroit. When the seminary closed in 1988, his bones were transferred to a grave in a Detroit cemetery.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael James Gallagher |
Archbishop of Detroit 1937–1958 |
John Francis Cardinal Dearden |
| John Francis O'Hern |
Bishop of Rochester 1933–1937 |
James Edward Kearney |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mooney, Edward Aloysius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mooney, Edward Aloysius Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Archbishop of Detroit, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Savage , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1958 |
| Place of death | Rome |