Francis Spellman
Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1939 to his death, he served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he had served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1932 to 1939. He was created a cardinal in 1946.
Francis Joseph Spellman | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of New York | |
Spellman in 1946 | |
| Church | Catholic |
| 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 May 4, 1889 Whitman, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1967 (aged 78) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Buried | St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (1932–1939) |
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| Motto | Sequere Deum (Follow God) |
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