Edward Cornelius O'Leary
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The Most Reverend Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
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| Bishop of Portland | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Portland |
| In office | December 18, 1974—September 27, 1988 |
| Predecessor | Peter Leo Gerety |
| Successor | Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 15, 1946 |
| Consecration | January 25, 1971 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 21, 1920 Bangor, Maine |
| Died | April 2, 2002 (aged 81) Portland, Maine |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Portland (1971-1974) |
| Ordination history of Edward Cornelius O'Leary | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Peter Leo Gerety |
| Date of consecration | January 25, 1971 |
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Bishops consecrated by Edward Cornelius O'Leary as principal consecrator
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| Amédée Wilfrid Proulx | November 12, 1975 |
Edward Cornelius O'Leary (August 21, 1920—April 2, 2002) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Portland from 1974 to 1988.
Edward O'Leary was born in Bangor, Maine, and studied at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, from where he obtained his Bachelor's degree. He also attended St. Paul's Seminary in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, there earning a Licentiate of Sacred Theology. Returning to Maine, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph Edward McCarthy on June 15, 1946.
O'Leary was a curate at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception before serving at Sacred Heart Church of Portland and at St. Margaret's Church in Old Orchard Beach. He was later named chancellor of the Diocese of Portland, and a Domestic Prelate by Pope John XXIII in 1959. He was pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick from 1967 to 1971.
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