| Edward Daniel Howard | |
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| Birth: | 5 November 1877 Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, United States |
| Death: | 2 January 1983 Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, United States |
| Age: | 105 years, 58 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Centenarian | |
Reverend Edward Daniel Howard (5 November 1877 – 2 January 1983) was an American centenarian from Iowa and was known for one of the oldest priests.
Biography[]
Edward Daniel Howard was born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, United States on 5 November 1877. He attended St. Joseph College in Dubuque, where he received his high school education and completed two years of college. He continued his studies at St. Mary College in Kansas and at St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Ireland on 12 June 1906. He then returned to St. Joseph College, where he served as professor of Greek and Latin at the high school department. He served as principal of the high school from 1908 until 1916, when he became dean of the college. From 1921 to 1924, he served as president of St. Joseph's. On 23 December 1923, Howard was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Davenport and titular bishop of Isaura by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on 8 April 1924 from Archbishop Austin Dowling, with Bishops Daniel Gorman and Thomas Drumm serving as co-consecrators, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque. As an auxiliary bishop, he assisted Bishop James J. Davis for two years.
Following the death of Archbishop Alexander Christie, Howard was appointed the fifth Archbishop of Oregon City on 30 April 1926. His installation took place at St. Mary's Cathedral in Portland on 26 August of that year. On 26 September 1928, the name of the archdiocese was changed from Oregon City to Portland in Oregon. During his tenure as archbishop, Howard created a chancery in the cathedral rectory, later transferring it to a separate building. He reorganized the St. Vincent de Paul and Holy Name Societies, fostered the growth of Catholic Charities, and removed the Catholic Sentinel from private ownership.
In 1931, Howard led a successful campaign to repeal local zoning ordinances that prohibited the building of churches and parochial schools. He convened the Fourth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1932, and held a synod for the clergy in 1935. In 1939, he founded Central Catholic High School in Portland and was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne by Pope Pius XII in 1939. He convened the Fifth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1957, and attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. After forty years as archbishop, Howard retired on 9 December 1966; he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Albulae by Pope Paul VI on the same date. He served as Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor, Robert Joseph Dwyer.
Edward Daniel Howard died in Maryville Nursing Home in Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, United States on 2 January 1983 at the age of 105 years, 58 days. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic prelate and Catholic bishop in the world.
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References[]
- Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard
- Edward Daniel Howard Find A Grave