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Diocese Of Bridgeport Celebrates Memorial Mass For Cardinal Egan

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport's Diocesan Memorial Mass for the late Cardinal Edward Egan will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport.

Cardinal Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Egan died in March at the age of 82.

Cardinal Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Egan died in March at the age of 82.

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All are invited to the Mass and remembrance.

Bridgeport Bishop Frank J. Caggiano will be the main celebrant. The homily will be delivered by the Rev. Michael Jones, pastor of St. Lawrence Church in Huntington. Jones served as priest secretary to Egan when he was bishop of Bridgeport

Egan, archbishop of New York from 2000 to 2009 and cardinal since 2001, died March 5 at the age of 82. More than 2,500 mourners, many from Fairfield County, attended the Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on March 10. 

He was the third bishop of Bridgeport, serving from 1988 to 2000.  While leading the diocese, Egan oversaw the regionalization of diocesan elementary schools, established Hispanic and Haitian Apostolates, founded the Saint John Fisher Seminary Residence for young men considering the priesthood, reorganized diocesan healthcare facilities, and initiated the Inner-City Foundation for Charity and Education. 

He saw to the construction of the Catherine Dennis Keefe Queen of the Clergy Residence for Retired Priests in Stamford, and established the Saint Catherine School for Children with Special Needs in Bridgeport, as well as The Haitian Catholic Center in Stamford. At this time he also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, and as Chairman of the Board of the Bishop Curtis Homes for the Elderly in 15 communities of Fairfield County.

Just a few weeks before his death, Egan attended Monsignor William Scheyd’s 50th Ordination Anniversary Mass. Last summer, he visited the diocese for the 25th anniversary celebration of St. John Fisher Seminary, which he founded. 

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