Edmund Szoka


Edmund Szoka
President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
AppointedOctober 15, 1997
Term endedSeptember 15, 2006
PredecessorRosalio José Castillo Lara
SuccessorGiovanni Lajolo
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1988–2014)
Orders
OrdinationJune 5, 1954
by Thomas Lawrence Noa
ConsecrationJuly 20, 1971
by John Francis Dearden
Created cardinalJune 28, 1988
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born(1927-09-14)September 14, 1927
DiedAugust 20, 2014(2014-08-20) (aged 86)
Novi, Michigan, United States
Previous post(s)
MottoTo live in faith
Styles of
Edmund Szoka
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Edmund Casimir Szoka (September 14, 1927 – August 20, 2014) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Until 2006, he was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, having previously served as Bishop of Gaylord from 1971 to 1981 and Archbishop of Detroit from 1981 to 1990. Szoka was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.


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