Mooney, Edward (Francis) (1882–1958)

US Catholic prelate. As an official of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, he was a major Catholic spokesperson on social issues.

Born in Mt Savage, Maryland, and ordained in 1909, he was a theology professor, seminary spiritual director, and Vatican diplomat before becoming bishop of Rochester, New York (1933). Named archibishop of Detroit (1937) and made a cardinal (1946), he promoted workers' rights and bolstered church finances.;