Anthony Bevilacqua
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His Eminence Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia | |
| See | Philadelphia |
| Appointed | December 8, 1987 |
| Installed | February 11, 1988 |
| Term ended | July 15, 2003 |
| Predecessor | John Krol |
| Successor | Justin Francis Rigali |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore e Sant’Alfonso in Via Merulan |
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| Ordination | June 11, 1949 by Thomas Edmund Molloy |
| Consecration | November 24, 1980 by Francis Mugavero |
| Created Cardinal | June 28, 1991 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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June 17, 1923 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | January 31, 2012 (aged 88) Wynnewood, Pennsylvania |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Motto | ECCLESIA MATER NOSTRA (THE CHURCH, OUR MOTHER) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Philadelphia (emeritus) |
Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (June 17, 1923 – January 31, 2012) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1988 to 2003, having previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh. He was created a cardinal in 1991.
Bevilacqua was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Luigi (1884–1961) and Maria (née Codella, 1893–1968) Bevilacqua, who were Italian immigrants. One of eleven children, he had four brothers, Michael, Angelo, Rocco, and Frank; and six sisters, Josephine (died of meningitis at age 2), Isabella, Virginia, Mary Jo, Gloria, and Madeline. Bevilacqua's father was born in Spinazzola and worked as a bricklayer, and his mother was born in Calitri. Luigi immigrated to the United States in 1910, and was soon followed by his wife and oldest son, Michael. The family lived in New Rochelle; Hartford, Connecticut; and Brooklyn before settling in Woodhaven, Queens, where Luigi operated a hair dying shop and shoe shine shop.
Bevilacqua attended Public School No. 60, St. Thomas the Apostle School, and Richmond Hill High School. He then studied at Cathedral College, where he won prizes in mathematics and science and earned a trip to Washington, D.C. for an essay on the Immaculate Conception. He graduated from Cathedral College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1943, and then entered the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington.
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