Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James Burke was ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers (Dominicans) on June 8, 1956. On March 8, 1965
Pope Paul VI appointed him as the first Territorial Prelate of Chimbote. He participated in the fourth session of the
Second Vatican Council in 1965. Burke was named the
Titular Bishop of
Lamiggiga by Pope Paul on April 8, 1967. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal
Richard Cushing of
Boston on May 25, 1967. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop
Walter Curtis of
Bridgeport and Auxiliary Bishop
Edward Swanstrom of
New York. He continued to serve as Territorial Prelate until his resignation was accepted by Pope Paul on June 2, 1978. After his retirement he assisted in the Diocese of Wilmington,
Delaware, in the U.S., as vicar for urban affairs (not as coadjutor or auxiliary), until his death on May 28, 1994, at the age of 67. ==References==