Background
McCarthy, Edward Anthony was born on April 10, 1918 in Cincinnati, OH. Son of Edward E. and Catherine (Otte) McCarthy.
McCarthy, Edward Anthony was born on April 10, 1918 in Cincinnati, OH. Son of Edward E. and Catherine (Otte) McCarthy.
Master of Arts, Mount St. Mary Seminary, Norwood, Ohio, 1944. Licentiate Canon Law, Catholic University America, 1946. D. Canon Law, Lateran University, Rome, 1947.
S.T.D., Angelicum, Rome, 1948.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1943; secretary to archbishop of Cincinnati, 1944-1965; ordinary titular bishop of Tamascani and auxiliary bishop of Cincinnati, 1965-1969; bishop of Phoenix, 1969-1976; coadjutor archbishop of Miami, 1976-1977; archbishop of Miami, 1977; retired.