Francis Spellman
American Catholic prelate (1889–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For high schools of the same name, see Cardinal Spellman High School (disambiguation). For the weightlifter, see Frank Spellman.
Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death. Spellman previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1932 to 1939. He was created a cardinal in 1946.
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Cardinal, Archbishop of New York | |
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Archdiocese | New York |
Appointed | April 15, 1939 |
Installed | May 23, 1939 |
Term ended | December 2, 1967 |
Predecessor | Patrick Joseph Hayes |
Successor | Terence Cooke |
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Ordination | May 14, 1916 by Giuseppe Ceppetelli |
Consecration | September 8, 1932 by Eugenio Pacelli |
Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 by Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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Born | Francis Joseph Spellman (1889-05-04)May 4, 1889 Whitman, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 2, 1967(1967-12-02) (aged 78) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Buried | St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York |
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Motto | Sequere Deum (Follow God) |
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