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| − | '''[[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> | + | '''[[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> |
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| − | Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at [[Vietnam]], on December | + | Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at [[Vietnam]], on December 24, 1966. |
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Latest revision as of 13:06, July 13, 2016
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.[1]
Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man.
Spellman had a militant opposition to birth control, pornography and communism.
Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at Vietnam, on December 24, 1966.