Early life Edward Dargin was born on April 25, 1898, in
New York City, one of four children. He graduated from
Fordham University in the
Bronx in 1919, and completed his theological studies at
St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He earned a
Doctor of Canon Law degree from the
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He served for some time as assistant
chancellor of the
Archdiocese of New York, and was assigned as a
curate at a parish in
Cold Spring, New York, in 1929. He was
pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in
Croton Falls, New York, from 1934 to 1940. He also served as pastor of St. Gregory the Great Church in
Harrison, New York, and as
vicar general of the archdiocese.
Auxiliary Bishop of New York On August 25, 1953, Dargin was appointed
auxiliary bishop of New York and
titular bishop of
Amphipolis by
Pope Pius XII. In 1966, he was named
episcopal vicar for
Westchester County.
Death and legacy After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Dargin resigned as auxiliary bishop of New York on August 11, 1973. He is buried at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in
Port Chester, New York. ==References==