John Francis Whealon
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The Most Reverend John Francis Whealon |
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| Archbishop of Hartford | |
| See | Hartford |
| Appointed | December 28, 1968 |
| Term ended | August 2, 1991 |
| Predecessor | Henry Joseph O'Brien |
| Successor | Daniel Anthony Cronin |
| Other posts |
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (1961-66) Bishop of Erie (1966-68) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 26, 1945 |
| Consecration | July 6, 1961 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1921 Barberton, Ohio |
| Died | August 2, 1991 (aged 70) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
John Francis Whealon (January 15, 1921 – August 2, 1991) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Erie (1966–68) and Archbishop of Hartford (1968–91).
John Whealon was born in Barberton, Ohio, to John Joseph and Mary Christina (née Zanders) Whealon. He received his early education at St. Augustine School in his native city from 1927 to 1934, and attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, from 1934 to 1940. He then returned to Ohio and made his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland from 1940 to 1945. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1945. He briefly served as a curate at St. Peter Church in Akron before entering the University of Ottawa, where he earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree.
Upon his return to Ohio, he served as a curate at St. Dominic Church in Shaker Heights and professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary's Seminary from 1946 to 1948. He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome from 1948 to 1950. He returned to Ohio and was named a curate at St. Aloysius Church in Cleveland in 1950. He resumed his post as professor at St. Mary's Seminary in 1952, and became rector of Borromeo Seminary in Wickliffe the following year. He was named a papal chamberlain in 1955, and raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1959. He contributed to Catholic Biblical Quarterly and was vice president of the Catholic Biblical Association (1959–60).
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