Edward Joseph Hunkeler

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Edward Joseph Hunkeler
Archbishop of Kansas City
Hunkeler in a 1946 publication
In office1951–1969
PredecessorGeorge Joseph Donnelly
SuccessorIgnatius Jerome Strecker
Orders
OrdinationJune 14, 1919
by James Joseph Hartley
ConsecrationMay 1, 1946
by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born(1894-01-01)January 1, 1894
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, US
DiedOctober 1, 1970(1970-10-01) (aged 76)
Crookston, Minnesota, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsAnton and Philomena (née Durst) Hunkeler
EducationUniversity of Dayton
Pontifical College Josephinum
MottoUt Christum diligant
(That they may love Christ)

Edward Joseph Hunkeler (January 1, 1894 – October 1, 1970) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska (1945–1951), and bishop and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (1951–1969).

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