November 23, 2018

From the Archives

Episcopal ordination in Rome

In this photo, Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara, former archbishop of Indianapolis, is ordained a bishop on Feb. 13, 1972, by St. Paul VI at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Paul appointed Archbishop O’Meara an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis on Jan. 28, 1972. He had been ordained a priest of that archdiocese in 1946 by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter, who previously served as the first archbishop of Indianapolis. St. John Paul II appointed Archbishop O’Meara as the fourth archbishop of Indianapolis on Nov. 21, 1979. He served as the shepherd of the Church in central and southern Indiana until his death on Jan. 10, 1992.

In this photo, Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara, former archbishop of Indianapolis, is ordained a bishop on Feb. 13, 1972, by St. Paul VI at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Paul appointed Archbishop O’Meara an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis on Jan. 28, 1972. He had been ordained a priest of that archdiocese in 1946 by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter, who previously served as the first archbishop of Indianapolis. St. John Paul II appointed Archbishop O’Meara as the fourth archbishop of Indianapolis on Nov. 21, 1979. He served as the shepherd of the Church in central and southern Indiana until his death on Jan. 10, 1992.
 

(Would you like to comment on or share information about this photo? Contact archdiocesan archivist Julie Motyka at 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; 317-236-1538; or by e-mail at jmotyka@archindy.org.)

 

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