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1923 - Born on the 17th of June in Brooklyn, New York. He is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Attended Public School 60, St. Thomas the Apostle School, Richmond Hill High School, and Cathedral High School.
1943 - Graduated from the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York.
1949 - Ordained a priest at Brooklyn's St. James Cathedral on 11th of June.
- Served as a faculty member on the Cathedral Colllege.
1971 - Established the Catholic Office for Migrants and Refugees.
1975 - Finished law degree from St. John's University.
1976 - He was raised to the rank of a monsignor on 23rd of January.
1980 - On 7th of October, he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn.
- He was a Titular bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzaena.
- Consecrated to the episcopate on the 24th of November by Bishop Francis Mugavero.
1983-1987 - Named the tenth Bishop of Pittsburgh on 7th of October.
1988-2003 - Replaced John Cardinal Krol as Archbishop of Philadelphia.
1991 - Created Cardinal Priest of Ss. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merluana by Pope John Paul II.
2003 - Upon his 80th birthday, on 17th of June, he became ineligible to vote in a papal conclave.
- Retired as Archbishop of Philadelphia effective 15th of July.
- Attended Public School 60, St. Thomas the Apostle School, Richmond Hill High School, and Cathedral High School.
1943 - Graduated from the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York.
1949 - Ordained a priest at Brooklyn's St. James Cathedral on 11th of June.
- Served as a faculty member on the Cathedral Colllege.
1971 - Established the Catholic Office for Migrants and Refugees.
1975 - Finished law degree from St. John's University.
1976 - He was raised to the rank of a monsignor on 23rd of January.
1980 - On 7th of October, he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn.
- He was a Titular bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzaena.
- Consecrated to the episcopate on the 24th of November by Bishop Francis Mugavero.
1983-1987 - Named the tenth Bishop of Pittsburgh on 7th of October.
1988-2003 - Replaced John Cardinal Krol as Archbishop of Philadelphia.
1991 - Created Cardinal Priest of Ss. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merluana by Pope John Paul II.
2003 - Upon his 80th birthday, on 17th of June, he became ineligible to vote in a papal conclave.
- Retired as Archbishop of Philadelphia effective 15th of July.
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