Global InformationEdward Aloysius McGurkin information
The Most Reverend Edward A. McGurkin, M.M. | |
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| Bishop of Shinyanga | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | July 4, 1956 |
| In office | October 3, 1956 - January 30, 1975 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 14, 1930 by John Dunne |
| Consecration | October 3, 1956 by Henry Joseph O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1905 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | August 28, 1983 (aged 78) Ossining, New York |
| Motto | Primum Regnum Dei |
Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. (June 22, 1905 – August 28, 1983) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll), he was assigned to missions in Manchuria and Tanzania. He served as the Bishop of Shinyanga from 1956-1975.