John Cardinal Krol

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John Cardinal Krol was a prominent American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a leading conservative voice in the U.S. hierarchy during the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Catholic prelate
human
appointedBy Pope John XXIII
burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
countryOfCitizenship Poland
United States of America
dateElevatedToCardinal 1967-06-26
dateOfBirth 1910-10-26
dateOfDeath 1996-03-03
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
educatedAt Catholic University of Lublin
Pontifical Gregorian University
Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope Paul VI
endTime 1988-02-11
endTimeForPreviousPost 1961
ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
familyName Krol
givenName John
honorificPrefix His Eminence
honorificSuffix Cardinal
knownFor opposition to liberalizing trends in Catholic doctrine and practice
languageSpoken English
Polish
memberOf College of Cardinals
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
nativeLanguage English
notableFor conservative voice in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy
occupation bishop
theologian
participantIn Papal conclave, August 1978
linked to: 1978 papal conclave

Papal conclave, October 1978
linked to: 1978 papal conclave
participatedIn Second Vatican Council
placeOfBirth Cleveland, Ohio, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
positionHeld Archbishop of Philadelphia
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
previousPost Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
sexOrGender male
startTime 1961-02-11
1967-06-26
startTimeForPreviousPost 1953

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