Edward Cardinal Egan has been the Catholic Archbishop of New York since 2000. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals at the Vatican in 2001. He will retire on April 15, 2009, and will be replaced by the Archbishop of Milwaukee,Timothy Dolan.Archdiocese of New York: Edward Cardinal Egan
On April 3, 2009, Cardinal Egan was admitted to St. Vincent's hospital in New York City. Three days later, doctors there said Egan needed a pacemaker. Egan was released from the hospital on April 7, 2009.CNN: Doctors say N.Y.'s Cardinal needs pacemaker (April 6, 2009) Despite the trials of the week, Egan participated in Easter Holy Week services at St. Patrick's Cathedral; he was expected to deliver his final Easter mass there on April 12, 2009.Breitbart.com: Retiring NY archbishop expected at Easter Mass (April 12, 2009)
Cardinal Egan's Final Radio Address
On April 2, 2009, Cardinal Egan recorded his last radio program of "A Conversation with the Cardinal" on Sirius's Catholic Channel. The program was the 91st weekly talk he gave on Sirius, and he used it to poke fun at the media comments on his retirement, promising that he would not retire to an apartment in Paris.New York Times: In Radio Farewell, Cardinal Jabs at...News Media
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BA, Philosophy, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Pontifical North American College in Vatican City; Doctorate in Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, 1960; Archdiocese of New York: Edward Cardinal Egan
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Pontifical North Amerciain College; co-chancellor of the Archdiocese of ChicagoArchdiocese of New York: Edward Cardinal Egan
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Served as the Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of New York, 1985-1988Archdiocese of New York: Edward Cardinal Egan
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Third Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport,1988-2000
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Named Archbishop of New York on June 19, 2000Archdiocese of New York: Edward Cardinal Egan
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