Bishop John W. Shanahan

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Catholic_Charities
Youth ministry programs
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_La_Salle_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Resurrection_Cemetery,_Harrisburg
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:Cardinal_Francis_Spellman
1940
gptkbp:deathDate 1984-01-01
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Diocese_of_Harrisburg
gptkbp:education St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Most Reverend
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop John W. Shanahan
gptkbp:influenced Social justice initiatives
Clergy training programs
Catholic_education_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:knownFor Community outreach programs
Pastoral care
Leadership_in_the_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:legacy Strengthened_the_Catholic_community_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Pastoral Letters
gptkbp:ordained 1921
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:positionHeld Bishop
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bishop_William_McDevitt
gptkbp:promoted Ecumenical dialogue
Lay_participation_in_the_Church
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Auxiliary_Bishop_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_McFadden
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_McFadden
gptkbp:supported Vatican II reforms
Missions abroad
gptkbp:termEnd 1983
gptkbp:termStart 1940