Bishop Edyvean was born in
Medford,
Massachusetts, on October 18, 1938, and was the only child of Walter and Frances Edyvean. He attended local public schools and graduated from high school in 1956. Edyvean attended
Boston College, obtaining a bachelor's
degree in
English literature in 1960. He studied at
St. John's Seminary before furthering his studies in
Rome at the
Pontifical North American College and
Pontifical Gregorian University, there earning a
baccalaureate (1963) and
licentiate in theology (1965). While in Rome, Edyvean was
ordained to the
priesthood by
Bishop Francis Reh on December 16, 1964. He was an
assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in
Ipswich, Massachusetts from 1965 to 1968, and earned a
doctorate in theology after further studies in Rome from 1968 to 1971. He was a
faculty member of St. John's Seminary from 1971. Edyvean initially taught dogmatic theology before moving into the field of sacramental theology as an ordinary professor. In 1990 he returned to Rome and was named
capo ufficio of the
Congregation for Catholic Education in the
Roman Curia. Edyvean's role was to deal with Catholic colleges and universities across the world. == Bishop ==