From 1954 to 1964, Broderick served as secretary to Cardinal Spellman.[1] He served in this capacity together with Father Patrick Ahern for several years.[7] He was named rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in 1964.[6]
On June 3, 1976, Broderick resigned as Bishop of Albany in order to assume the position of executive director of Catholic Relief Services.[4] When he became head of CRS, he jokingly called the agency "the best kept secret in the American Catholic Church."[9] He increased awareness of CRS throughout the U.S. Catholic community; he sponsored short films, new publications, and three telethons that were hosted by such entertainers as Arthur Godfrey, Buddy Hackett, and Trini Lopez.[9] He also established the agency's first direct mail appeal to donors.[9]
During his seven-year tenure, Broderick restructured the governance of CRS and increased the involvement of the laity in its operations.[7] He also launched Operation Rice Bowl, one of the most successful programs in the agency's history.[7] Under his guidance, CRS responded to numerous crises throughout the world, including the 1976 Angolan Civil War, the 1977 cyclone in India that left two million people homeless, the Cambodian genocide that lasted from 1975 to 1979, and civil war in Afghanistan and Lebanon.[7] He resigned as executive director in 1983.[9]
Later life and death
Broderick spent his retirement in Manhattan, and administered Confirmation in many parishes.[7] In 2005, he moved to Teresian House in Albany, where he later died at age 89.[7]
References
^ abcdefgCurtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^Dugan, George (1967-03-09). "New Auxiliary Bishop Named Here".