Edmond Heelan


Edmond Heelan was an Irishborn clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux City from 1920 until his death in 1948.

Edmond Heelan was born in Elton, County Limerick, to John and Anne Heelan. He studied philosophy and theology at All Hallows College in Dublin, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1890. He then came to the United States, where he became a curate and rector at St. Raphaels Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa. He was pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Fort Dodge from 1897 to 1919.

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