Edmund Joseph Reilly

Edmund Joseph Reilly (March 25, 1897—November 3, 1958) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1955 until his death in 1958.

Biography

Edmund Reilly was born in the College Point section of Queens, New York.^[1] He studied at Cathedral College and St. John's Seminary, both in Brooklyn.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on April 1, 1922.^[1] His first assignment was as a curate at St. James Cathedral, where he remained until 1943.^[3]

He was named a papal chamberlain in 1938, and raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1940.^[4] He became pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Flatbush from 1943.^[4] In 1946, he was transferred to Our Lady of Angels Church in Bay Ridge.^[2] He also served as diocesan master of ceremonies.^[3]

On March 15, 1955, Reilly was appointed auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn and titular bishop of Nepte by Pope Pius XII.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 7 from Archbishop Thomas Edmund Molloy, with Bishops Raymond Augustine Kearney and John Joseph Boardman serving as co-consecrators.^[1] As an auxiliary bishop, he continued to serve as pastor of Our Lady of Angels, a post which he held until his death three years later.^[3]

He died from a heart attack at the rectory of Our Lady of Angels, at age 61.^[3]

References

Diocese of Brooklyn Bishops Ordinaries John Loughlin Charles Edward McDonnell Thomas Edmund Molloy Bryan Joseph McEntegart Francis Mugavero Thomas Vose Daily Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Auxiliary bishops Gerald Barbarito Anthony Bevilacqua John Joseph Boardman Frank Joseph Caggiano Ignatius Anthony Catanello Raymond Francis Chappetto Octavio Cisneros Joseph Peter Michael Denning Raymond Augustine Kearney Charles Richard Mulrooney George Mundelein Edmund Joseph Reilly Paul Robert Sanchez Guy Sansaricq John J. Snyder Joseph Michael Sullivan René Arnold Valero Bishops who served as priests in the diocese Vincent DePaul Breen Edward Bernard Scharfenberger Churches Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn Co-Cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn Basilicas Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn Parishes Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, Queens Former parishes Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,Brooklyn St. Blaise's Church, Brooklyn St. Monica's Church, Queens Education Seminary Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Queens High schools, Brooklyn (Diocese and independent) Bishop Kearney High School Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Fontbonne Hall Academy Nazareth Regional High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School St. Joseph High School Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn Xaverian High School High schools, Queens (Diocese and independent) Archbishop Molloy High School Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary Christ the King Regional High School Holy Cross High School Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School St. Agnes High School St. Francis Preparatory School St. John's Preparatory School The Mary Louis Academy High schools, former Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, Brooklyn Miscellany Other DeMarco v. Holy Cross High School Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn New Evangelization Television St. Charles Cemetery St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center The Tablet Catholicism Portal