| − | '''Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman''' (Whitman, [[Massachusetts]], 1889 - New York, 1967) was ordained in 1916 as a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He was archbishop of [[New York]] from 1939 to 1967. In 1946 Pope [[Pius XII]] elevated him to the College of Cardinals. He was the most powerful and influential leader of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States.<ref> See [http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman] </ref> | + | '''Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman''' (Whitman, [[Massachusetts]], 1889 - New York, 1967) was ordained in 1916 as a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He was archbishop of [[New York]] from 1939 to 1967. In 1946 Pope [[Pius XII]] elevated him to the College of Cardinals. He was the most powerful and influential leader of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States. <ref> [http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman] </ref> |