Terence Cooke

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Terence Cooke was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was noted for his pastoral work and advocacy for the poor and sick.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop
Catholic cardinal
human
appointedBy Pope Paul VI
buriedAt St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York
canonizationStatus cause for canonization opened
consecratedAsBishopBy Francis Cardinal Spellman
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
educatedAt Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic University of America
St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Cooke
fieldOfWork health care ministry
pastoral care
social justice
givenName Terence
hasLanguage English
hasTitle Servant of God
honorificPrefix Cardinal
His Eminence
knownFor ministry to people with HIV/AIDS
ministry to people with disabilities
support for pro-life causes
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableFor advocacy for the poor
advocacy for the sick
pastoral work
notableWork expansion of Catholic health-care institutions in New York
support for Catholic education in New York
occupation Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
cardinal
partOf Roman Curia (various congregations and councils)
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Archbishop of New York
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
religion Roman Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
succeeded Francis Cardinal Spellman
succeededBy John Joseph O’Connor NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Archdiocese of New York
hasPreviousArchbishop
Francis Spellman
successor

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