Auxiliary Bishop Conway of Chicago dies at age 70

Published: 2004-08-10

CHICAGO (CNS) -- Auxiliary Bishop Edwin M. Conway of Chicago died Aug. 9 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood from complications of esophageal cancer. He was 70. Wake services for the bishop were scheduled for Aug. 12 and 13 at Holy Name Cathedral. A 1 p.m. funeral Mass was to be celebrated by Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George Aug. 13, followed by interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside. "This is a very sad day for the Archdiocese of Chicago and for the many who benefited from Bishop Conway's ministry," the cardinal said in a statement. "Bishop Conway was an exemplary bishop of the Catholic Church. A man of deep faith, his courage during his illness was an inspiration to all who knew him. "The Catholics of the Archdiocese of Chicago have lost a kind and dedicated priest and bishop, and I have lost a good friend and trusted adviser." The bishop, who was named an auxiliary for the Chicago Archdiocese in January 1995, was appointed archdiocesan vicar general Aug. 19, 2003. A native of Chicago, he was ordained a priest in 1960. He spent nearly all of his priestly career at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, serving as the agency's administrator from 1983 to 1996.

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