John Cardinal O'Connor
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His Eminence John Joseph O'Connor |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of New York | |
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| See | New York |
| Appointed | January 26, 1984 |
| Installed | March 19, 1984 |
| Term ended | May 3, 2000 |
| Predecessor | Terence Cooke |
| Successor | Edward Egan |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo |
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| Ordination | December 15, 1945 by Hugh L. Lamb |
| Consecration | May 27, 1979 by John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | May 25, 1985 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Born |
January 15, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 3, 2000 (aged 80) New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, New York, United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Parents | Thomas J. O'Connor & Dorothy Magdalene Gomple |
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| Alma mater | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1945), Villanova University, Georgetown University (1970) |
| Motto | There Can Be No Love Without Justice |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Pope John Paul II |
| Date of consecration | May 27, 1979 |
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Bishops consecrated by John O'Connor (cardinal) as principal consecrator
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| Alfred Jolson | February 6, 1988 |
| Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan | December 12, 1990 |
| James Michael Moynihan | May 29, 1995 |
| Edwin Frederick O'Brien | March 25, 1996 |
| Robert Anthony Brucato | August 25, 1997 |
| James Francis McCarthy | June 29, 1999 |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1952–1979 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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Styles of John O'Connor |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was created a cardinal in 1985. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (now the Archdiocese for the Military Services) (1979–83) and Bishop of Scranton (1983–84).
O'Connor was born in Philadelphia, the fourth of five children of Thomas J. and Dorothy Magdalene (née Gomple) O'Connor (1886–1971), daughter of Gustave Gumpel, a kosher butcher and Jewish rabbi. In 2014, his sister Mary O'Connor Ward discovered through genealogical research that their mother was born Jewish and was baptized as a Roman Catholic at age 19. John's parents were wed the following year.
He attended public schools until his junior year of high school, when he enrolled in West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys.
O'Connor then enrolled at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and after graduating from there he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on December 15, 1945, by Hugh L. Lamb, then an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese. He was initially assigned to teach at St. James High School in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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