Francis Cardinal Spellman

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Francis_Cardinal_Spellman
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:person
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Pope_Pius_XII
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_Foundling
gptkb:Action_This_Day
gptkb:Bishop's_Diary
gptkb:What_America_Means_to_Me
gptkbp:birthDate 1889-05-04
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Francis_Joseph_Spellman
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Whitman,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Patrick's_Cathedral,_New_York_City
gptkbp:cardinalBy gptkb:Pope_Pius_XII
gptkbp:cardinalDate 1946-02-18
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1932-09-08
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-12-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Boston_College
gptkb:Pontifical_North_American_College
gptkb:Apollinaris_University
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis Cardinal Spellman
gptkbp:knownFor anti-communism
expansion of Catholic education in New York
influence in Vatican II
support for U.S. military chaplaincy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Apostolic_Vicar_for_the_United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Sequere_Me_(Follow_Me)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor advisor to U.S. presidents
influential role in American Catholicism
close relationship with U.S. military
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
cathedral
gptkbp:ordinationDate 1916-05-14
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Patrick_Joseph_Hayes
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Francis Cardinal Spellman signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Terence_Cooke
gptkbp:termEnd 1967
gptkbp:termStart 1939
gptkbp:title gptkb:Archbishop_of_New_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Irish_Historical_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6