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Edward James Slattery
Edward James Slattery (August 11, 1940 – September 13, 2024) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1993 to 2016.
The second of seven children, Edward Slattery was born on August 11, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to William Edward and Winifred Margaret (née Brennan) Slattery; both his paternal and maternal grandparents emigrated to the United States from Ireland.
After attending Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Grade School and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Slattery studied at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, obtaining Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees.
Slattery was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. Mary of the Lake by John Cardinal Cody on April 26, 1966, by Archbishop John Patrick Cody. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Slattery as an associate pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in South Holland, Illinois. During this time, he also earned a Master's degree from Loyola University Chicago. Slattery was appointed as vice-president of the Catholic Church Extension Society in 1971. While working at Extension, he was named associate pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Chicago in 1973. Slattery became the Extension president in 1976 and was transferred to St. Rose of Lima Parish in Chicago from 1976 to 1989.
On November 11, 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed Slattery as the third bishop of Tulsa. He was consecrated by John Paul II in Rome on January 6, 1994, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Josip Uhac serving as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Slattery selected as his episcopal motto: "Tu Solus Sanctus", meaning, "You alone are the Holy One."
Pope Francis accepted Slattery's letter of resignation as bishop of Tulsa on May 13, 2016, appointing Father David Konderla to succeed him. Slattery died in Bixby, Oklahoma, on September 13, 2024, at the age of 84.
During the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Slattery criticized the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then U.S. Senator Joe Biden, both Catholics, for their remarks on abortion rights for women on the TV program Meet the Press. Slattery described their positions as "clearly inconsistent with Catholic teaching" and "plainly false."
Slattery was a conservative on question of liturgical practice. He returned to the practice of celebrating the Eucharistic liturgy in his cathedral using the ancient style in which the priest and the congregation face the same direction, ad orientem. He believed this form had a number of advantages over the form of in which the priest faces the congregation.
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Edward James Slattery
Edward James Slattery (August 11, 1940 – September 13, 2024) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1993 to 2016.
The second of seven children, Edward Slattery was born on August 11, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to William Edward and Winifred Margaret (née Brennan) Slattery; both his paternal and maternal grandparents emigrated to the United States from Ireland.
After attending Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Grade School and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Slattery studied at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, obtaining Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees.
Slattery was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. Mary of the Lake by John Cardinal Cody on April 26, 1966, by Archbishop John Patrick Cody. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Slattery as an associate pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in South Holland, Illinois. During this time, he also earned a Master's degree from Loyola University Chicago. Slattery was appointed as vice-president of the Catholic Church Extension Society in 1971. While working at Extension, he was named associate pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Chicago in 1973. Slattery became the Extension president in 1976 and was transferred to St. Rose of Lima Parish in Chicago from 1976 to 1989.
On November 11, 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed Slattery as the third bishop of Tulsa. He was consecrated by John Paul II in Rome on January 6, 1994, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Josip Uhac serving as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Slattery selected as his episcopal motto: "Tu Solus Sanctus", meaning, "You alone are the Holy One."
Pope Francis accepted Slattery's letter of resignation as bishop of Tulsa on May 13, 2016, appointing Father David Konderla to succeed him. Slattery died in Bixby, Oklahoma, on September 13, 2024, at the age of 84.
During the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Slattery criticized the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then U.S. Senator Joe Biden, both Catholics, for their remarks on abortion rights for women on the TV program Meet the Press. Slattery described their positions as "clearly inconsistent with Catholic teaching" and "plainly false."
Slattery was a conservative on question of liturgical practice. He returned to the practice of celebrating the Eucharistic liturgy in his cathedral using the ancient style in which the priest and the congregation face the same direction, ad orientem. He believed this form had a number of advantages over the form of in which the priest faces the congregation.