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{{Short description|American prelate}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Edward Daniel Howard
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| archbishop_of = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland|Archbishop of Portland]]
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| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland|Portland]]
| enthroned = August 26, 1926
| ended = December 9, 1966
| predecessor = [[Alexander Christie (bishop)|Alexander Christie]] 
| successor = [[Robert Joseph Dwyer]]
| ordination = June 12, 1906
| consecration = April 8, 1924
| other_post = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Auxiliary Bishop of Davenport]] (1924–26)
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| death_place = [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], [[Oregon]]
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'''Edward Daniel Howard''' (November 5, 1877 – January 2, 1983) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as the [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Davenport]] from 1924 to 1926 and the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland|Archbishop of Portland]] from 1926 to 1966. At the time of his death in 1983 he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the world.

==Early life and education==
Edward Howard was born in [[Cresco, Iowa|Cresco]], [[Iowa]], to John and Marie (née Fleming) Howard.<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> His father, who was born in [[Ireland]] but immigrated to the United States as a child, served during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] with the [[95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] and was wounded at the [[Siege of Vicksburg]].<ref name=portland>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland]]|title=Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard|url=http://www.archdpdx.org/previous-abs/bios/ab_howard.htm|access-date=2010-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714193252/http://www.archdpdx.org/previous-abs/bios/ab_howard.htm|archive-date=2010-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> Howard had a [[twin]] brother who died in infancy.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|date=1984-01-04|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Edward Howard, 105, Senior U.S. Archbishop}}</ref> He attended [[Loras College|St. Joseph College]] in [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]], where he received his [[high school]] education and completed two years of college.<ref name=portland/> He continued his studies at [[St. Mary's College, Kansas|St. Mary College]] in [[Kansas]] and at [[Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity|St. Paul Seminary]] in [[Minnesota]].<ref name=curtis/>

==Priesthood==
Howard was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] by Archbishop [[John Ireland (archbishop)|John Ireland]] on June 12, 1906.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhowarde.html}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}}</ref> He then returned to St. Joseph College, where he served as professor of [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]] at the high school department.<ref name=portland/> He served as [[Principal (school)|principal]] of the high school from 1908 until 1916, when he became [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the college.<ref name=portland/> From 1921 to 1924, he served as [[University president|president]] of St. Joseph's.<ref name=curtis/>

==Episcopacy==
On December 23, 1923, Howard was appointed [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Diocese of Davenport]] and [[titular bishop]] of ''[[Isauria|Isaura]]'' by [[Pope Pius XI]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on April 8, 1924, from Archbishop [[Austin Dowling]], with Bishops [[Daniel Mary Gorman|Daniel Gorman]] and [[Thomas William Drumm|Thomas Drumm]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at [[St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa)|St. Raphael's Cathedral]] in Dubuque.<ref name=hierarchy/> As an auxiliary bishop, he assisted Bishop [[James J. Davis (Catholic bishop)|James J. Davis]] for two years.

Following the death of Archbishop [[Alexander Christie (bishop)|Alexander Christie]], Howard was appointed the fifth [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland|Archbishop of Oregon City]] on April 30, 1926.<ref name=hierarchy/> His installation took place at [[St. Mary's Cathedral (Portland)|St. Mary's Cathedral]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] on August 26 of that year.<ref name=hierarchy/> On September 26, 1928, the name of the archdiocese was changed from ''Oregon City'' to ''Portland in Oregon''.<ref name=archdiocese>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dport.html}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}}</ref> During his tenure as archbishop, Howard created a [[Diocesan chancery|chancery]] in the cathedral [[rectory]], later transferring it to a separate building.<ref name=portland/> He reorganized the [[Society of Saint Vincent de Paul|St. Vincent de Paul]] and [[Society of the Holy Name|Holy Name Societies]], fostered the growth of [[Catholic Charities]], and removed the ''[[Catholic Sentinel]]'' from private ownership.<ref name=portland/>

In 1931, Howard led a successful campaign to repeal local zoning ordinances that prohibited the building of churches and parochial schools.<ref name=portland/> He convened the Fourth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1932, and held a [[synod]] for the clergy in 1935.<ref name=portland/> In 1939, he founded [[Central Catholic High School (Portland, Oregon)|Central Catholic High School]] in Portland and was named an [[Assistant at the Pontifical Throne]] by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1939.<ref name=curtis/> He convened the Fifth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1957, and attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]] between 1962 and 1965.<ref name=portland/>

==Later life and death==
After forty years as archbishop, Howard retired on December 9, 1966; he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Albulae by [[Pope Paul VI]] on the same date.<ref name=hierarchy/> He served as [[Apostolic Administrator]] of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor, [[Robert Joseph Dwyer]].<ref name=portland/>

Howard spent his retirement at [http://www.ssmo.org/ Maryville Nursing Home] in [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], on the campus of the [[Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon]], where he died at age 105.<ref name=nytimes/> He is interred at [[Mount Calvary Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)|Mount Calvary Cemetery]]. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic prelate in the world.<ref name=nytimes/>

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==External links==
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