Edwin Vincent Byrne was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
14 Facts About Edwin Byrne
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Edwin Byrne served in Puerto Rico, as Bishop of Ponce and Bishop of San Juan, before returning to the United States as Archbishop of Santa Fe.
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Edwin Byrne was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Francis Charles and Anna Byrne.
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Edwin Byrne was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast on May 22,1915.
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Edwin Byrne then served as a curate at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Philadelphia until 1917, when he became a chaplain in the United States Navy during World War I From 1920 to 1923, he was secretary to Bishop James Paul McCloskey, of the Diocese of Jaro in the Philippines.
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Edwin Byrne was named vicar general of Jaro in 1923.
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On June 23,1925, Byrne was appointed the first Bishop of the Diocese of Ponce in Puerto Rico by Pope Pius XI.
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Edwin Byrne became an assistant at the Pontifical Throne in 1940.
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Edwin Byrne was appointed the eighth Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on June 12,1943.
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Edwin Byrne condemned a "right to work" bill being considered in the state legislature.
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Edwin Byrne prohibited Catholic students from dating while attending high school, describing "going steady, keeping steady company, necking and kissing" as "pagan" practices.
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Edwin Byrne attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962.
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Edwin Byrne suffered a gallbladder attack on July 21,1963, and was admitted to St Vincent Hospital two days later.
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Edwin Byrne was buried at Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico.