Edward O'Meara

Edward Thomas O'Meara (August 3, 1921 – January 10, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

The son of Irish immigrants, Edward O'Meara was born on August 3, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri.

[1][2][3] He then furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Acquinas in 1952.

He received his episcopal consecration on February 13, 1971, from Paul VI himself in St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinals Bernard Alfrink and William Conway serving as co-consecrators.

[2] O'Meara served as chair of Catholic Relief Services from 1987 to 1991, when he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.