Edward Aloysius Mooney


Edward Aloysius Mooney
Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit
ArchdioceseDetroit
InstalledMay 31, 1937
Term endedOctober 25, 1958
PredecessorMichael Gallagher
SuccessorJohn Dearden
Other postCardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna
Previous postsBishop of Rochester (1933–1937)
Apostolic Delegate to Japan (1931 to 1933 )
Apostolic Delegate to the East Indies (1926 to 1931)
Orders
OrdinationApril 10, 1909
by Pietro Respighi
ConsecrationJanuary 31, 1926
by Willem van Rossum
Created cardinalFebruary 18, 1946
by Pius XII
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born(1882-05-09)May 9, 1882
DiedOctober 25, 1958(1958-10-25) (aged 76)
MottoDomino servientes
(Serving the Lord)
Styles of
Edward Aloysius Mooney
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeDetroit
Ordination history of
Edward Aloysius Mooney
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byWillem Marinus van Rossum
DateJanuary 31, 1926
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Edward Aloysius Mooney as principal consecrator
Pierre-Guillaume MarqueFebruary 11, 1930
Walter Andrew FoeryAugust 18, 1937
Stephen Stanislaus WoznickiJanuary 25, 1938
William Francis MurphyFebruary 26, 1938
Thomas Lawrence NoaMarch 19, 1946
Allen James BabcockMarch 25, 1947
Alexander Mieceslaus ZaleskiMay 23, 1950
Adolph Gregory SchmittApril 2, 1951
John Anthony DonovanOctober 26, 1954
Henry Edmund DonnellyOctober 26, 1954

Edward Aloysius Mooney (May 9, 1882 – October 25, 1958) was an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Detroit in Michigan from 1937 until his death in 1958. The Vatican made him a cardinal in 1946.

Mooney previously served as an apostolic delegate to British India and later Japan. He served as bishop of Rochester in New York State from 1933 to 1937.