Cardinal Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:appointedCardinalBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Isabella_the_Catholic
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-11-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Torreón,_Coahuila,_Mexico
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Santa_Maria_Maggiore,_Rome
gptkbp:cardinalDate 1985-05-25
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:Joseph_Bernardin
1973-12-05
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-12-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rome,_Italy
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Saint_Joseph_Seminary
gptkb:Pontifical_College_Josephinum
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Bishop_of_Springfield–Cape_Girardeau
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bernard_Francis_Law
gptkbp:honorificPrefix His Eminence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Law
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Boston_clergy_sexual_abuse_scandal
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor handling of sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Boston
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:ordainedBy gptkb:Egidio_Vagnozzi
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1961-05-21
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Bernard_A._Law
gptkb:Helen_Stubblefield_Law
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Humberto_Sousa_Medeiros
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:resignedFrom 2002
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:Archpriest_of_the_Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Seán_Patrick_O'Malley
gptkbp:termEnd 2002
gptkbp:termEnd_(Archpriest) 2011
gptkbp:termEnd_(Springfield–Cape_Girardeau) 1984
gptkbp:termStart 1984
gptkbp:termStart_(Archpriest) 2004
gptkbp:termStart_(Springfield–Cape_Girardeau) 1973
gptkbp:title gptkb:Archbishop_of_Boston
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cardinals_of_the_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6