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Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
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Edward Thomas O'Meara (August 3, 1921 – January 10, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indiana from 1980 until 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1972 to 1980.

Biography

The son of Irish immigrants, Edward O'Meara was born on August 3, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis before being ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis by Archbishop Joseph Ritter on December 21, 1946. He then furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Acquinas in 1952. He became national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith on December 28, 1966.

On January 28, 1972, O'Meara was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and titular bishop of Thisiduo by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on February 13, 1971, from Paul VI himself in St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinals Bernard Alfrink and William Conway serving as co-consecrators.

On November 27, 1979, O'Meara was appointed the fourth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Archbishop George Biskup. He was installed on January 10, 1980.

O'Meara served as chair of Catholic Relief Services from 1987 to 1991, when he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

O'Meara died in Indianapolis at age 70 on January 10, 1992, at his residence in Indianapolis. He is buried in Calvary Chapel Mausoleum in Indianapolis. The Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis was named after O'Meara.

References

1. ^ "Archbishop Edward Thomas O'Meara [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
2. ^ "† Archindy.org: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis Online". www.archindy.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
3. ^ "Edward T. O'Meara Dies at 70; Prelate Led Catholic Relief Group". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1992-01-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
4. "About the Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara Catholic Center". www.archindy.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

External links

• Archdiocese of Indianapolis
• New York Times' obituary

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Education	Higher education Marian University Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Seminaries Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology High schools Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter High School, Indianapolis Cathedral High School, Indianapolis Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Oldenburg Our Lady of Providence Junior-Senior High School, Clarksville Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis Roncalli High School, Indianapolis Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School, Indianapolis Seton Catholic High School, Richmond Father Michael Shawe Memorial High School, Madison
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v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Auxiliary bishops Christian Herman Winkelmann George Joseph Donnelly John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing Leo Christopher Byrne Glennon Patrick Flavin George Joseph Gottwald Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Charles Roman Koester Edward Thomas O'Meara John Nicholas Wurm Edward Joseph O'Donnell J. Terry Steib Paul Albert Zipfel Edward Braxton Michael John Sheridan Joseph Fred Naumann Timothy M. Dolan Robert Joseph Hermann Edward M. Rice Mark S. Rivituso Priests Christopher Edward Byrne Mark Kenny Carroll Luis Morgan Casey Patrick Feehan Robert Finn Marion Francis Forst John R. Gaydos John Hennessy John Joseph Hogan John Joseph Leibrecht George Joseph Lucas Antoni Klawiter Joseph Melcher Michael Portier Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff Leo John Steck Richard Stika John Henry Tihen
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