His Excellency Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke | |
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Bishop of Danzig | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Danzig |
Appointed | 2 January 1926 |
In office | 1926–1938 |
Successor | Carl Maria Splett |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Sophene |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Riga (1918-1920) Apostolic Administrator of Danzig (1922-1926) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 October 1907 |
Consecration | 15 December 1918 by Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | January 27, 1943 Rome Italy | (aged 66)
Buried | Oliwa Cathedral |
Edward O'Rourke, full name Eduard Alexander Ladislaus Graf O'Rourke (Polish: Edward Aleksander Władysław O'Rourke; Latvian: Eduards O'Rurke; October 26, 1876 – June 27, 1943) was a Russian-born Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga and the first head of the bishopric of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk).