Francis Spellman
Francis Spellman | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of New York | |
Cardinal Spellman in 1946 | |
| Church | |
| 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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| Orders | |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
| Education | |
| Motto | Sequere Deum (Follow God) |
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 in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.