Edward Cullen (bishop)


Edward Peter Cullen
Bishop Emeritus of Allentown
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseDiocese of Allentown
AppointedDecember 16, 1997
InstalledFebruary 9, 1998
Term endedMay 27, 2009
PredecessorThomas Jerome Welsh
SuccessorJohn Barres
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 19, 1962
by John Krol
ConsecrationApril 14, 1994
by Anthony Bevilacqua, John Patrick Foley, and Francis B. Schulte
Personal details
Born(1933-03-15)March 15, 1933
DiedMay 9, 2023(2023-05-09) (aged 90)
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationDrexel Institute of Technology
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
University of Pennsylvania
La Salle University
MottoChrist, church, compassion
Coat of arms
Styles of
Edward Peter Cullen
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Edward Peter Cullen (March 15, 1933 – May 9, 2023) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Allentown in Pennsylvania from 1998 to 2009 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1994 to 1998.