Bishop William O'Hara

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Scranton
gptkbp:birthDate March 15, 1910
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cathedral_of_Saint_Peter,_Scranton
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:Cardinal_John_Krol
1968
gptkbp:deathDate January 24, 1994
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Diocese_of_Scranton
gptkbp:education gptkb:Catholic_University_of_America
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Most Reverend
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop William O'Hara
gptkbp:influenced Catholic_education_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pope_John_XXIII
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for social justice
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocacy for the poor and marginalized
Promotion of ecumenical dialogue
Advocacy for peace and justice issues
Involvement in youth ministry
Diocesan Synod of 1980
Promotion of lay leadership in the church
Support for the sanctity of life
Support_for_Catholic_schools
Establishment_of_Catholic_Charities_in_Scranton
Support_for_the_Hispanic_community
Support_for_the_Second_Vatican_Council
gptkbp:notableWork Pastoral Letters
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:ordained 1940
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:position Bishop
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bishop_James_C._Timlin
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
Auxiliary_Bishop_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_F._Martino
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_F._Martino
gptkbp:termEnd 1983
gptkbp:termStart 1968