Edward Joseph O'Donnell

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Edward Joseph O'Donnell
Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana
Orders
Ordination April 6, 1956
Consecration February 10, 1983
Personal details
Born (1931-07-04)July 4, 1931
Saint Louis, Missouri
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Saint Louis, Missouri
Nationality American
Denomination Roman Catholic

Edward Joseph O'Donnell (July 4, 1931 – February 1, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, O'Donnell was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis on April 6, 1956.

On December 6, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed O'Donnell auxiliary bishop of the Saint Louis Archdiocese, and he was consecrated as bishop on February 10, 1983.

On November 8, 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop O'Donnell Bishop of the Lafayette Diocese in Louisiana.

Bishop O'Donnell retired on November 8, 2002 and died in Saint Louis, aged 77.[3]

Notes

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
1994–2002
Succeeded by
Charles Michael Jarrell
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis
1983–1994
Succeeded by



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