His Eminence John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C. |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia | |
Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
Appointed | November 23, 1951 |
Term ended | August 28, 1960 |
Predecessor | Dennis J. Dougherty |
Successor | John Krol |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno |
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Ordination | September 9, 1916 by Joseph Chartrand |
Consecration | January 15, 1940 by Francis Spellman |
Created Cardinal | December 15, 1958 by Pope John XXIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
August 1, 1888
Died | August 28, 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
(aged 72)
Buried | Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | John O'Hara & Ella Thornton |
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Motto |
Ipsam sequens non devias (Following her, you will not go astray) |
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Styles of John O'Hara |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Philadelphia |
Ordination history of John Francis O'Hara | |
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Priestly ordination
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Ordained by | Joseph Chartrand |
Date of ordination | 9 September 1916 |
Episcopal consecration
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Principal consecrator | Francis Joseph Spellman |
Co-consecrators | Joseph Elmer Ritter |
Date of consecration | 15 January 1940 |
Cardinalate
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Elevated by | Pope John XXIII |
Date of elevation | 15 December 1958 |
Bishops consecrated by John Francis O'Hara as principal consecrator
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Lawrence Leo Graner | 1947 |
Hubert James Cartwright | 1956 |
Francis Joseph McSorley | 1958 |
John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C., (August 1, 1888 – August 28, 1960) was an American member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as President of the University of Notre Dame (1934–39) and as the Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.
The fourth of ten children, O'Hara was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to John O'Hara and Ella Thornton. His father was a leader of the Irish American Catholic community, published a small newspaper and was active in Republican circles. He and his family moved to Bunker Hill, Indiana, two months after his birth, and later to Peru, Indiana, in 1889. He was attending Peru High School when, in 1905, his father was named by President Theodore Roosevelt as the United States consul to Uruguay. The family then moved to the South American country, where young John studied at the Catholic University of Uruguay in Montevideo and served as private secretary to Edward C. O'Brien, the United States Ambassador to Uruguay.