Edward Thomas O'Meara was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
13 Facts About Edward O'Meara
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Edward O'Meara served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indiana from 1980 until 1992.
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Edward O'Meara previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St Louis in Missouri from 1972 to 1980.
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The son of Irish immigrants, Edward O'Meara was born on August 3,1921, in St Louis, Missouri.
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Edward O'Meara 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.
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Edward O'Meara then furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Acquinas in 1952.
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Edward O'Meara became national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith on December 28,1966.
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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.
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Edward O'Meara 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.
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On November 27,1979, Edward O'Meara was appointed the fourth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Archbishop George Biskup.
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Edward O'Meara served as chair of Catholic Relief Services from 1987 to 1991, when he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
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Edward O'Meara died in Indianapolis at age 70 on January 10,1992, at his residence in Indianapolis.
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Edward O'Meara is buried in Calvary Chapel Mausoleum in Indianapolis.