Edward A. McCarthy
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His Excellency Edward Anthony McCarthy |
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| Archbishop of Miami | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Miami |
| In office | July 26, 1977 to November 3, 1994 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll |
| Successor | Archbishop John C. Favalora |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 29, 1943 |
| Consecration | June 15, 1965 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 10, 1918 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | June 7, 2005 |
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Edward Anthony McCarthy (April 10, 1918 – June 7, 2005) was the second Archbishop of Miami, Florida. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami on September 17, 1976 and succeeded Coleman Francis Carroll as Archbishop of Miami on July 26, 1977. Archbishop McCarthy retired as Archbishop on November 3, 1994. He died on June 7, 2005 at the age of 87.
Archbishop McCarthy was ordained a priest in 1943 within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, graduating from Saint Gregory Seminary and Mt. Saint Mary Seminary in Norwood, Ohio. His education included a master's degree in Philosophy from the Athenaeum of Ohio. He earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree, or J.C.D. in 1947 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree, or S.T.D. in 1948 while in Rome, Italy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum. His dissertation was entitled Epiky : a theoretical study of the virtue of epiky and its use, along with a historical review of the development of the doctrine on this subject. He also has a high school named after him.
During his service within the Diocese of Cincinnati he served as the secretary to two Archbishops, judge in the marriage tribunal and chairman of numerous diocesan committees.
McCarthy was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati by Pope Paul VI on April 21, 1965. He was consecrated two months later on June 15, 1965 with Cincinnati Archbishop Karl Joseph Alter serving as Principal Consecrator.
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