Edward Howard (bishop)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Christian leader Edward Daniel Howard (November 5, 1877 – January 2, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Davenport from 1924 to 1926 and the Archbishop of Portland from 1926 to 1966. At the time of his death in 1983 he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the world.
Early life and educationEdit
Edward Howard was born in Cresco, Iowa, to John and Marie (née Fleming) Howard.<ref name=curtis>Template:Cite book</ref> His father, who was born in Ireland but immigrated to the United States as a child, served during the Civil War with the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was wounded at the Siege of Vicksburg.<ref name=portland>Template:Cite news</ref> Howard had a twin brother who died in infancy.<ref name=nytimes>Template:Cite news</ref> He attended St. Joseph College in Dubuque, where he received his high school education and completed two years of college.<ref name=portland/> He continued his studies at St. Mary College in Kansas and at St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota.<ref name=curtis/>
PriesthoodEdit
Howard was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Ireland on June 12, 1906.<ref name=hierarchy>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Self-published source</ref> He then returned to St. Joseph College, where he served as professor of Greek and Latin at the high school department.<ref name=portland/> He served as principal of the high school from 1908 until 1916, when he became dean of the college.<ref name=portland/> From 1921 to 1924, he served as president of St. Joseph's.<ref name=curtis/>
EpiscopacyEdit
On December 23, 1923, Howard was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Davenport and titular bishop of Isaura by Pope Pius XI.<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his episcopal consecration on April 8, 1924, from Archbishop Austin Dowling, with Bishops Daniel Gorman and Thomas Drumm serving as co-consecrators, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque.<ref name=hierarchy/> As an auxiliary bishop, he assisted Bishop James J. Davis for two years.
Following the death of Archbishop Alexander Christie, Howard was appointed the fifth Archbishop of Oregon City on April 30, 1926.<ref name=hierarchy/> His installation took place at St. Mary's Cathedral in Portland on August 26 of that year.<ref name=hierarchy/> On September 26, 1928, the name of the archdiocese was changed from Oregon City to Portland in Oregon.<ref name=archdiocese>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Self-published source</ref> During his tenure as archbishop, Howard created a chancery in the cathedral rectory, later transferring it to a separate building.<ref name=portland/> He reorganized the St. Vincent de Paul and Holy Name Societies, fostered the growth of Catholic Charities, and removed the Catholic Sentinel from private ownership.<ref name=portland/>
In 1931, Howard led a successful campaign to repeal local zoning ordinances that prohibited the building of churches and parochial schools.<ref name=portland/> He convened the Fourth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1932, and held a synod for the clergy in 1935.<ref name=portland/> In 1939, he founded Central Catholic High School in Portland and was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne by Pope Pius XII in 1939.<ref name=curtis/> He convened the Fifth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1957, and attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965.<ref name=portland/>
Later life and deathEdit
After forty years as archbishop, Howard retired on December 9, 1966; he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Albulae by Pope Paul VI on the same date.<ref name=hierarchy/> He served as Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor, Robert Joseph Dwyer.<ref name=portland/>
Howard spent his retirement at Maryville Nursing Home in Beaverton, on the campus of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, where he died at age 105.<ref name=nytimes/> He is interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic prelate in the world.<ref name=nytimes/>
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