Edward Vincent Dargin

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edward Vincent Dargin
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
In office	1953-1973
Orders
Ordination	September 23, 1922 by Cardinal Patrick Joseph Hayes
Consecration	October 5, 1954 by Cardinal James Francis McIntyre
Personal details
Born	(1898-04-25)April 25, 1898 New York City, US
Died	April 20, 1981(1981-04-20) (aged 82) New York City
Buried	Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	Fordham University
Alma mater	St. Joseph's Seminary
Motto	Totum trahere in cor tuum (Draw it all into your heart)

Edward Vincent Dargin (April 25, 1898 – April 20, 1981) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1953 to 1973.

Biography

Early life

Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Edward Dargin was born on April 25, 1898, in New York City, one of four children. He graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx in 1919, and completed his theological studies at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York.^[1] He earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.^[1]

Priesthood

Dargin was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Patrick Hayes in New York City on September 23, 1922.^[2]

He served for some time as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York, and was assigned as a curate at Cold Spring in 1929.^[3] He was pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Croton Falls, New York, from 1934 to 1940.^[3] At that time, he was the youngest pastor in the archdiocese.^[3]

The Vatican elevated Dargin to the rank of papal chamberlain in 1941 and domestic prelate in 1943.^[1] From 1941 to 1943, Dargin served as officialis of the archdiocesan court, the third-highest position in the Archdiocese.^[1] At the end of his tenure as officialis , he was reassigned as pastor of St. Joseph's.^[4] He also served as pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church in Harrison, New York, and as vicar general of the archdiocese.^[5]

Auxiliary Bishop of New York

Misericordia Hospital, New York City

On August 25, 1953, Dargin was appointed auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Amphipolis by Pope Pius XII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on October 5, 1953, from Cardinal James McIntyre, with Bishop William Scully and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Flannelly serving as co-consecrators, in St. Patrick's Cathedral.^[2]

Dargin coordinated the 1957 fundraising campaign relocating Misericordia Hospital from Manhattan to the Bronx, raising over $2.6 million.^[6] In 1966, he was named episcopal vicar for Westchester County.^[7]

Death and legacy

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Dargin resigned as auxiliary bishop of New York on August 11, 1973.^[2] He died on April 20, 1981, at the Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan at age 82.^[8] He is buried at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in Port Chester, New York.^[8]

References

1. Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
2. "Bishop Edward Vincent Dargin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
3. "New Pastor Is Appointed To New Rochelle Church". The New York Times. 1940-07-26.
4. "M'CORMICK NAMED TO CATHOLIC POST". The New York Times. 1943-11-06.
5. "TWO NEW BISHOP CONSECRATED HERE; Both Will Serve in New York Archdiocese -- Spellman Sick, Sees Rite on TV". The New York Times. 1953-10-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
6. "MISERICORDIA FUND UP; $2,633,374 Received in Cash or Pledged to Hospital". The New York Times. 1957-02-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
7. Fiske, Edward B. (1966-09-16). "SPELLMAN SETS UP BISHOPS' NEW ROLE; Names 6 Episcopal Vicars in Move to Bring Prelates Closer to the Parish SPELLMAN SETS UP NEW BISHOP ROLE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
8. "Bishop Edward Dargin Dies at 82". The New York Times. 1981-04-22.

Catholic Church titles
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