Edmund Szoka
Edmund Szoka | |
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| President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State President of the Governorate of Vatican City State | |
| Appointed | October 15, 1997 |
| Term ended | September 15, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Rosalio José Castillo Lara |
| Successor | Giovanni Lajolo |
| Other post | Cardinal Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1988–2014) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 5, 1954 by Thomas Lawrence Noa |
| Consecration | July 20, 1971 by John Francis Dearden |
| Created cardinal | June 28, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1927 |
| Died | August 20, 2014 (aged 86) Novi, Michigan, US |
| Motto | To live in faith |
| Styles of Edmund Szoka | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Edmund Casimir Szoka (September 14, 1927 – August 20, 2014) was an American Catholic prelate who served as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and as president of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 1997 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of Gaylord in Michigan from 1971 to 1981 and archbishop of Detroit in Michigan from 1981 to 1990. Szoka was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.