Edmond Carmody was born on January 12,1934 and is an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
14 Facts About Edmond Carmody
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Edmond Carmody served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas, bishop of the Diocese of Tyler in Texas and as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas.
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Edmond Carmody was born on January 12,1934, in Ahalane, Moyvane, County Kerry, in Ireland.
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Edmond Carmody was second child of Michael Carmody and Mary Stack who had 12 other children.
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Edmond Carmody received his primary education at a local national school in Ireland, then attended St Brendan's Seminary in Killarney, Ireland for his high school education.
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Edmond Carmody was ordained into the priesthood at St Patrick Seminary in Carlow by Bishop Thomas Keogh on June 8,1957, for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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Edmond Carmody participated in the tribunal and at the high school for the next 17 years.
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Edmond Carmody served as a chaplain to the Texas Army National Guard for six years.
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In 1968 Edmond Carmody received a Master of Education degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and in 1973 a Master of Social Work degree.
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In 1982, Edmond Carmody went to Guayaquil, Ecuador to serve with the Missionary Society of St James the Apostle.
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In 2006, Edmond Carmody founded John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi.
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When Edmond Carmody reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2009, he sent his letter of resignation as bishop of Corpus Christi to Pope Benedict XVI.
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Edmond Carmody served as the vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Tyler until 2015.
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Edmond Carmody then moved back to Corpus Christi, where he was still residing as of 2024.