Ed Merritt

Deacon

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Deacon Ed Merritt, Jr., and his wife CC (neé Cecilia Bischof), both New Orleans natives, have been married since 1983. They have 6 children – Ed 3^rd (Jenn), Frances (Sean Harrison), Christopher, Patrick (Sarah), Sam, and Veronica – and 8 grandchildren. Ed attended St. Francis Cabrini Elementary and St. Andrew the Apostle Elementary. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Jesuit High School (1977) and Cum Laude from Loyola University New Orleans (1981). He holds the degree of Master of Theology from Notre Dame Seminary and was ordained in 2015. Ed is a television director for WWL-TV since 1996 and also a freelance voice artist for radio, television, and various media productions since 1979. Ed is a resident of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish where, for many years, he led the St. Andrew Scripture Study and sang in the choir.