Edward Peter McManaman [SEP] position held
Edward Peter McManaman
Edward Peter McManaman (May 3, 1900 – July 18, 1964) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Erie from 1948-1964.
Biography.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, McManaman studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and was ordained a priest there on March 12, 1927. As a priest he served in parish ministry and as the diocesan superintendent of schools.
, he became organist at the Church of St Peter, Islington and in 1841, he became organist at St. Luke's, Berwick St, Soho (demolished 1936). He held tha position for two years before becoming organist at Temple Church, which held a historic organ built in 1683 under the auspices of the Benchers. He held this position for many years.
In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault in the publication of "The Organ: Its History and Construction". In 1864 he was one of the founders