Most Reverend Edward T. Lawton, OP | |
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Bishop of Sokoto | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | June 16, 1964 |
In office | August 15, 1964 - December 19, 1966 |
Successor | Michael James Dempsey, OP |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 6, 1943 |
Consecration | August 15, 1964 by John McCarthy, S.M.A. |
Personal details | |
Born | October 12, 1913 |
Died | December 19, 1966 Sokoto State, Nigeria | (aged 53)
Edward T. Lawton, OP (October 12, 1913 – December 19, 1966) was an American-born bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria from 1964 to 1966.