Edward Urban Kmiec
Edward Urban Kmiec (born June 4, 1936 in Trenton , New Jersey , † July 11, 2020 in Buffalo , New York ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of the Bishops of Nashville (1992-2004) and Buffalo (2004 -2012).
Life
Edward Urban Kmiec studied philosophy at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore (MD) and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University . He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Trenton on December 20, 1961 . From 1962 to 1965 he worked in pastoral care in Belmar (NJ). In 1965 he became vice chancellor and personal secretary to the bishop. In 1982 he became vicar general .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Trenton and titular bishop of Simidicca on August 26, 1982 . The Bishop of Trenton, John Charles Reiss , ordained him episcopal on November 3 of that year ; Co- consecrators were George William Ahr , Old Bishop of Trenton, and James John Hogan , Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown .
He was named Bishop of Nashville on October 13, 1992, and inducted into office on December 3 of the same year. He was named Bishop of Buffalo on August 12, 2004, and inducted into the office on October 28 of that year. On May 29, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. the resignation put forward by Edward Urban Kmiec for reasons of age.
He was a member of the John Paul II Foundation , Canon Law Society of America, and a member of the US Bishops' Conference and the Regional Conference in New Jersey. With a Polish family background, he was involved in the Catholic League Religious Assistance to Poland in Chicago, the Kosciuszko Foundation , the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA), the Polish American Congress (PAC) and the Polish Children Heartline in Bricktown (NJ).
Kmiec was Grand Officer of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
honors and awards
- Appointment as honorary prelate by Pope John Paul II (1977)
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity (1982)
- Grand Marshall, New York Pulaski Parade (1987)
- Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Wałęsa (1991)
Web links
- Entry for Edward Urban Kmiec on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Edward Urban Kmiec on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual proof
- ^ Former Buffalo Bishop Edward Kmiec dies
- ↑ a b Edward Urban Kmiec from poles.org accessed on July 12, 2020 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Daniel Niedergeses |
Bishop of Nashville 1992-2004 |
David Raymond Choby |
| Henry Joseph Mansell |
Bishop of Buffalo 2004–2012 |
Richard Joseph Malone |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kmiec, Edward Urban |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kmiec, Edward; Kmiec, Edward U. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trenton |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 2020 |
| Place of death | Buffalo , New York |