| Styles of Edward O'Meara |
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|---|---|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | none |
Edward Thomas O'Meara (August 3, 1921—January 10, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Indianapolis from 1980 until his death.
The son of Irish immigrants, Edward O'Meara was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Kenrick Seminary before being ordained a priest by Archbishop Joseph Ritter on December 21, 1946. He then furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a doctorate in theology from the Angelicum in 1952. He became national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith on December 28, 1966.
On January 28, 1972, O'Meara was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Thisiduo by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following February 13 from Paul VI himself, with Cardinals Bernard Alfrink and William Conway serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter’s Basilica.
O'Meara was later named the fourth Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 27, 1979. He succeeded George Biskup, and was formally installed on January 10, 1980. He was chairman of Catholic Relief Services from 1987 to 1991, when he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
O'Meara later died in Indianapolis, at age 70. He is buried in Calvary Chapel Mausoleum.
| Preceded by George Biskup |
Archbishop of Indianapolis 1980–1992 |
Succeeded by Daniel M. Buechlein |