Edward Francis Hoban
Edward Francis Hoban (June 27, 1878 – September 22, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Rockford (1928-1942) and Bishop of Cleveland (1945-1966).
Biography
Edward Hoban was born in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Bridget (née O'Malley) Hoban, who were Irish immigrants.[1] He attended St. Igantius College in Chicago, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (1899) and a Master of Arts (1900).[2] He then studied at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Hoban was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop James Edward Quigley on July 11, 1903.[3] He furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and there earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1906.[2]
Upon his return to the United States, he was named chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1906.[2] He also served as professor and treasurer of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary.[1] On November 21, 1921, Hoban was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia by Pope Benedict XV.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Cardinal George Mundelein, with Bishops Alexander Joseph McGavick and Thomas Edmund Molloy serving as co-consecrators.[3] Hoban was named the second Bishop of Rockford by Pope Pius XI on February 21, 1928, and later installed on the following May 15.[3] During his tenure, he opened many elementary and high schools, modernized charitable institutions, and established a diocesan newspaper.[1] He became an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne on November 25, 1937.[2]
On November 14, 1942, Hoban was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, and Titular Bishop of Lystra by Pope Pius XII.[3] Upon the death of Archbishop Joseph Schrembs, Hoban succeed him as the sixth Bishop of Cleveland on November 2, 1945.[3] He encouraged people displaced by World War II to settle in Cleveland.[4] He also established national and ethnic parishes, but insisted that their parochial schools only teach English.[4] He helped rebuild and remodel St. John's Cathedral, and enlarged St. John's College.[1] Hoban centralized Parmadale Family Services, constructed additional nursing homes, and opened Holy Family Cancer Home for terminal cancer patients.[1] He opened a minor seminary and expanded the Newman Apostolate for Catholic students attending public universities and colleges.[1]
He was given the personal title of Archbishop on July 23, 1951.[3] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. During Hoban's 21-year-long tenure, the number of Catholics increased from 546,000 to 870,000, even though the Diocese of Cleveland lost six counties when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected in 1943.[1] He also established 61 parishes, 47 elementary schools, and a dozen high schools.[1]
Hoban later died at age 88. He is buried in the crypt of St. John's Cathedral.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "HOBAN, EDWARD FRANCIS". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Archbishop Edward Francis Hoban". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Callahan, Nelson J. and William F. Hickey. Irish Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland.
Preceded by Peter Muldoon |
Bishop of Rockford 1928—1942 |
Succeeded by John Joseph Boylan |
Preceded by Joseph Schrembs |
Bishop of Cleveland 1945—1966 |
Succeeded by Clarence George Issenmann |