Edmund Szoka

Religious Leader

Birthday September 14, 1927

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace United States

DEATH DATE Aug 20, 2014 (86)

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About

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who, from 1981 to 1990, was the Archbishop of Detroit.

Before Fame

He served as chaplain at St. Mary's Hospital and K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base during the Korean War.

Trivia

He was installed as the President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State in 1997.

Family Life

He remained in Detroit to provide fatherly assistance after his retirement.

Associated With

He was one of the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.