Edwin Bernard Broderick was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
18 Facts About Edwin Broderick
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Edwin Broderick served as Bishop of Albany from 1969 to 1976.
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Edwin Broderick was born in the Bronx, New York, to Patrick S and Margaret M Broderick.
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Edwin Broderick's father was a member of the New York City Fire Department who later died during a Mass celebrated by his son in 1948.
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Edwin Broderick attended Regis High School in New York City from 1930 to 1934, and then began his studies for the priesthood at Cathedral College, where he remained for two years.
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Edwin Broderick continued his studies at St Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers.
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On May 30,1942, Edwin Broderick was ordained a priest by Cardinal Francis Spellman at St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Edwin Broderick then taught history at Cardinal Hayes High School from 1943 until 1947, when he was assigned to the staff of St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Edwin Broderick was made the US representative to the Pontifical Commission for Television by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
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From 1954 to 1964, Edwin Broderick served as secretary to Cardinal Spellman.
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Edwin Broderick served in this capacity together with Father Patrick Ahern for several years.
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Edwin Broderick was named rector of St Joseph's Seminary in 1964.
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On March 8,1967, Edwin Broderick was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and titular bishop of Thizica by Pope Paul VI.
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Edwin Broderick served on the court-appointed Citizens' Committee that investigated the 1971 Attica Prison riot.
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On June 3,1976, Edwin Broderick resigned as Bishop of Albany in order to assume the position of executive director of Catholic Relief Services.
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Edwin Broderick established the agency's first direct mail appeal to donors.
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Edwin Broderick launched Operation Rice Bowl, one of the most successful programs in the agency's history.
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Edwin Broderick spent his retirement in Manhattan, and administered Confirmation in many parishes.