Edmund Joseph Reilly

American prelate

Edmund Joseph Reilly
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
In office	1955-1958
Orders
Ordination	April 1, 1922
Consecration	June 7, 1955 by Archbishop Thomas Edmund Molloy
Personal details
Born	(1897-03-25)March 25, 1897 Queens, New York
Died	November 3, 1958(1958-11-03) (aged 61) Our Lady of Angels
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	Cathedral College
Alma mater	St. John's Seminary

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Edmund Joseph Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ ^a ^b "PASTOR IN BROOKLYN ELEVATED TO BISHOP". The New York Times. 1955-06-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "BISHOP REILLY, 61, OF BROOKLYN DIES; Auxiliary of Catholic Diocese Since 1955 Was Pastor of Our Lady of Angels". The New York Times. 1958-11-05.
^ ^a ^b "Auxiliary Bishop Named For Brooklyn Diocese". The New York Times. 1955-03-24.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 1955 – 1958	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Bishops

Ordinaries: John Loughlin; Charles Edward McDonnell; Thomas Edmund Molloy; Bryan Joseph McEntegart; Francis Mugavero; Thomas Vose Daily; Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio; Robert J. Brennan

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

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

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; Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn; Holy Cross Church, Queens; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens; Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn; Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn; St. Adalbert, Queens; St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn; Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens; Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn; St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn; St. Sebastian Church, Queens; St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens; Transfiguration, Queens; St. Matthias Church, Queens