Edward Joseph O'Donnell

Edward Joseph O'Donnell (July 4, 1931 February 1, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.[1]

Edward Joseph O'Donnell
Bishop emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana
Orders
OrdinationApril 6, 1956
ConsecrationFebruary 10, 1983
Personal details
Born(1931-07-04)July 4, 1931
Saint Louis, Missouri
DiedFebruary 1, 2009(2009-02-01) (aged 77)
Saint Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, O'Donnell was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis on April 6, 1956. On December 6, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed O'Donnell auxiliary bishop of the Saint Louis Archdiocese, and he was consecrated as bishop on February 10, 1983. On November 8, 1994, the pope appointed Bishop O'Donnell Bishop of the Lafayette Diocese in Louisiana.[2]

Bishop O'Donnell retired on November 8, 2002 and died in Saint Louis, aged 77.[3]

Notes

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "The History of the Diocese of Lafayette". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.
  3. "Bishop Edward Joseph O'Donnell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Harry Joseph Flynn
Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
1994–2002
Succeeded by
Charles Michael Jarrell
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis
1983–1994
Succeeded by
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