Edward Peter McManaman (May 3, 1900 – July 18, 1964) was a
bishop
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of the
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in the
United States
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. He served as an
auxiliary bishop of the
Diocese of Erie from 1948 to 1964.
Biography
Born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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, McManaman studied for the priesthood at the
Pontifical North American College in
Rome
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and was ordained a priest there on March 12, 1927. As a priest he served in parish ministry and as the diocesan superintendent of schools. He was named a
domestic prelate with the title
Monsignor
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on May 24, 1947.
On July 24, 1948
Pope Pius XII appointed McManaman as the
Titular Bishop
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of ''Floriana'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Erie. He was consecrated a bishop in
St. Peter's Cathedral in
Erie
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by Bishop
John M. Gannon on October 28, 1948. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops
William J. Hafey of
Scranton
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and
William T. McCarty,
C.Ss.R. of
Rapid City
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.
McManaman served as auxiliary bishop until his death on July 18, 1964, at the age of 64.
References
1900 births
1964 deaths
People from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Pontifical North American College alumni
Roman Catholic bishops of Erie
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent
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