Edward A. McCarthy

His Excellency

Edward Anthony McCarthy
Archbishop of Miami
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Miami
In officeJuly 26, 1977, to
November 3, 1994
PredecessorColeman F. Carroll
SuccessorJohn C. Favalora
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Tamascani
Bishop of Phoenix
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1943
ConsecrationJune 15, 1965
Personal details
BornApril 10, 1918
DiedJune 7, 2005
EducationAthenaeum of Ohio
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Edward Anthony McCarthy (April 10, 1918 – June 7, 2005) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida from 1977 to 1994. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona from 1969 to 1977 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1965 to 1969.

McCarthy was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami on September 17, 1976, and succeeded Coleman Francis Carroll as archbishop of Miami on July 26, 1977. McCarthy retired as archbishop on November 3, 1994. He died on June 7, 2005, at the age of 87.