Edmond Carmody
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edmond Carmody D.D. |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi | |
| Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
| Diocese | Corpus Christi |
| Appointed | February 3, 2000 |
| Installed | March 17, 2000 |
| Term ended | January 18, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Roberto González Nieves |
| Successor | William Mulvey |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 8, 1957 by Thomas Keogh |
| Consecration | December 15, 1988 by Patrick Flores, Charles Victor Grahmann, and Charles Edwin Herzig |
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| Born |
January 12, 1934 Ahalane, Ireland |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio Bishop of Tyler |
| Motto | With Christ all is possible |
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Styles of Edmond Carmody |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Edmond Carmody, D.D., (born 12 January 1934) is a retired Roman Catholic bishop serving in the Diocese of Tyler. He is Bishop Emeritus from the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
Edmond Carmody was born in Ahalane, Ireland. He was second child of Michael Carmody and Mary Stack who had 12 other children. Carmody was educated in Ireland at St. Brendan's Seminary and at St. Patrick's College. He was ordained a priest on 8 June 1957 for the then Diocese of San Antonio. In 1968 he received a masters in education from Our Lady of the Lake University and in 1973 a masters in social work. Besides serving in several diocesan positions, Carmody ministered with the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle in 1984 overseas in Peru.
Carmody was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the diocese and Titular Bishop of Murthlacum on 15 December 1988. He was consecrated Titular Bishop of Murthlacum on 15 December on the same year. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Patrick Flores; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop Charles Grahmann and Bishop Charles Herzig.
On 24 March 1992, Bishop Carmody was appointed as ordinary of the Diocese of Tyler and was installed on 25 May 1992. Eight years later on February 3, 2000, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and was installed on March 17, 2000. Upon his reaching the age limit for an acting bishop, he became bishop emeritus and Pope Benedict XVI named William Mulvey bishop of Corpus Christi on 18 January 2010.
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