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 NERFINISHED
burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Poland
United States of America
dateElevatedToCardinal 1967-06-26
dateOfBirth 1910-10-26
dateOfDeath 1996-03-03
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
educatedAt Catholic University of Lublin NERFINISHED
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED
Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland NERFINISHED
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED
endTime 1988-02-11
endTimeForPreviousPost 1961
ethnicGroup Polish American NERFINISHED
familyName Krol NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor conservative voice in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy
occupation bishop
theologian
participantIn Papal conclave, August 1978 NERFINISHED
Papal conclave, October 1978 NERFINISHED
participatedIn Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Philadelphia
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani NERFINISHED
previousPost Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime 1961-02-11
1967-06-26
startTimeForPreviousPost 1953

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