Cardinal Bernard Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:appointedArchbishopOfBoston 1984
gptkbp:appointedArchpriestOfSantaMariaMaggiore 2004
gptkbp:appointedBishopOfSpringfield–CapeGirardeau 1973
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
1985-05-25
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-11-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Torreón,_Coahuila,_Mexico
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Santa_Maria_Maggiore,_Rome
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:Joseph_Bernardin
1973-12-05
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-12-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rome,_Italy
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkb:Pontifical_College_Josephinum
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Bishop_of_Springfield–Cape_Girardeau
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bernard_Francis_Law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Bernard Law
gptkbp:knownFor resignation due to sexual abuse scandal
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor handling of sexual abuse cases in the Catholic Church
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:priest
gptkbp:ordainedBy gptkb:Egidio_Vagnozzi
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1961-05-21
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Bernard_A._Law
gptkb:Helen_Stubblefield_Law
gptkbp:predecessorAsArchbishopOfBoston gptkb:Humberto_Sousa_Medeiros
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:resignedAsArchbishopOfBoston 2002
gptkbp:resignedAsArchpriestOfSantaMariaMaggiore 2011
gptkbp:resignedAsBishopOfSpringfield–CapeGirardeau 1984
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Spotlight_(film)
numerous news articles and investigations
gptkbp:successorAsArchbishopOfBoston gptkb:Seán_Patrick_O'Malley
gptkbp:title gptkb:Archbishop_of_Boston
cathedral
gptkbp:titleHolder gptkb:Archpriest_of_the_Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5