Austin-Emile Burke (January 22, 1922 – August 12, 2011) was a

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of the

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. Austin-Emile Burke was born in

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, and ordained a priest on March 25, 1950. Burke was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Yarmouth on February 1, 1968, and consecrated on May 14, 1968. Burke was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Halifax on July 8, 1991, and installed September 19, 1991. Burke retired on January 13, 1998.

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