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Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka

Also Edmund C. Szoka · Bishop Edmund Szoka · Cardinal Edmund Szoka

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TypePerson
Born1927-09-14
Died2014-08-20
ErasModern era
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Summary

Edmund Casimir Szoka (1927–2014), Bishop of Gaylord, visited Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island for a confirmation service on October 15, 1972. He later became Archbishop of Detroit and a cardinal.

Evidence and limits

The local notice’s exact name and Gaylord office match the Holy See’s official biography, which supplies the life dates. This record documents only the Beaver Island confirmation visit, not a full diocesan biography.

Sources

  1. Identifies Szoka as Bishop of the Gaylord Diocese and reports his October 15, 1972 confirmation visit to Holy Cross Church. The precise name and diocese establish the identity with Edmund Casimir Szoka.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Official biography gives Edmund Casimir Szoka’s birth on September 14, 1927, election as Bishop of Gaylord in 1971, and death in Novi on August 20, 2014.
  4. Reports Bishop Edmund Szoka presiding at the October 26 confirmation service at Holy Cross. It does not provide a new biographical record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held issue confirms the service.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/cardinal-edmund-casimir-szoka/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Confirmation.” (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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