Cardinal Egan, former archbishop of New York City, dies at 82

NEW YORK
New York Daily News

BY CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS , CORKY SIEMASZKO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, March 5, 2015

Edward Cardinal Egan, who was archbishop of New York City during the 9/11 attacks and led the city’s Roman Catholic faithful for nine turbulent years, died Thursday at age 82.

Egan, who battled polio as a child and relied on a pacemaker, died of cardiac arrest at a New York hospital at 2:20 p.m., church spokesman Joseph Zwilling said.

Funeral plans were still being finalized.

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