David Edward Foley

David Edward Foley (February 3, 1930 – April 17, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

David Edward Foley
Bishop emeritus of Birmingham
ArchdioceseMobile
DioceseBirmingham
AppointedMarch 22, 1994
InstalledMay 13, 1994
Term endedMay 10, 2005
PredecessorRaymond James Boland
SuccessorRobert Joseph Baker
Orders
OrdinationMay 26, 1956
ConsecrationJune 27, 1986
by Walter Francis Sullivan, John Francis Donoghue, and James Aloysius Hickey
Personal details
Born(1930-02-03)February 3, 1930
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 17, 2018(2018-04-17) (aged 88)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Richmond
Styles of
David Edward Foley
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Foley was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on May 26, 1956. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia on May 3, 1986. He was consecrated on June 27, 1986. Pope John Paul II later appointed Bishop Foley the third Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama on March 22, 1994. He was installed as Bishop of Birmingham on May 13, 1994. He retired on May 10, 2005, and was then elected Diocesan Administrator on May 19, 2005.

In 1999, Bishop Foley issued a decree prohibiting priests in his diocese, under most circumstances, from celebrating Mass in the ad orientem position. Though the decree never specifically mentioned the Catholic television network, EWTN, whose studios are located in the Diocese of Birmingham, observers agreed that it was directed at Mother Angelica's network.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Vatican May Step In on EWTN-Mass Case". National Catholic Register.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Raymond James Boland		 Bishop of Birmingham
1994–2005		 Succeeded by
Robert Joseph Baker
Preceded by
-		 Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond
1986–1994		 Succeeded by
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