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Cardinal Egan ’s Official Biography
His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan was born on April 2, 1932, in Oak Park, Ill., the son of Thomas J. and Genevieve Costello Egan.
Having earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., he was sent to Rome to complete his seminary studies at the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City, where he was ordained on Dec. 15, 1957. In 1958, he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. After ordination, he returned to the United States in 1958, where he served briefly as a curate at Holy Name Cathedral parish and later as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago and secretary to His Eminence, Albert Cardinal Meyer.
In 1960 Cardinal Egan was named assistant vice rector and repetitor of moral theology and canon law at the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City. In 1964, he earned a doctorate in Canon Law “Summa Cum Laude” from the Pontifical Gregorian University and thereafter returned t
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Cardinal Egan, Ex-Archbishop Of New York, Dies
Cardinal Edward Egan, the former Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, has died. He was 82. The cause was cardiac arrest, the Archdiocese of New York said in a statement.
Egan, who was archbishop during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, died this afternoon at NYU Langone Medical Center.
In a statement, Cardinal Timothy Dolan offered his condolences to Egan's "natural family, who will grieve for their uncle, and ... his spiritual family" in New York.
The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest who is editor at large of America, a Catholic magazine, said Egan "was a dedicated bishop, a hardworking priest and a kind man. His Eminence was also extremely supportive and caring of the Jesuits in his archdiocese and of me personally."
Pope John Paul II named Egan, a native of Oak Park, Ill., archbishop of New York in 2000. He was named to the College of Cardinals a year later. Egan retired as archbishop in 2009.
Born in 1932, Egan was ordained as a priest in 1957 and consecrated as a bishop in 1985. For the next three years, he served as
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Cardinal Edward M. Egan
His Eminence, Cardinal Edward M. Egan is the Archbishop Emeritus of New York.
Cardinal Egan was born on April 2, 1932, in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Thomas J. and Genevieve Costello Egan.
Having earned a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, he was sent to Rome to complete his seminary studies at the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City, where he was ordained on December 15, 1957. In 1958, he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
After ordination, he returned to the United States in 1958, where he served briefly as a curate at Holy Name Cathedral Parish and later as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago and secretary to His Eminence, Albert Cardinal Meyer.
In 1960 Cardinal Egan was named assistant vice-rector and repetitor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City. In 1964, he earned a doctorate in Canon Law “Summa Cum Laude” from the Pontifical Gregorian University
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