John Francis Dearden
John Francis Cardinal Dearden (born October 15, 1907 in Valley Falls , † August 1, 1988 in Southfield ) was an American clergyman and Archbishop of Detroit .
Life
Youth and Consecration
The son of John Sidney Dearden and his wife Agnes Gregory attended the elementary school Holy Trinity School in his hometown and later the St. Philomena School in Cleveland , where his family moved in 1918.
Dearden visited the Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School and Seminary St. Mary's Seminary. To complete his studies, he went to Rome and studied at the Pontifical North America College and the Pontifical Gregorian University . He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1932 by Cardinal Vicar Francesco Cardinal Marchetti Selvaggiani . In 1934 he finished his studies.
Priest and bishop
Dearden was then active as a pastor in Ohio until he received a professorship in philosophy at St. Mary's Seminary in 1937 , which he headed from 1944 to 1948 as Regens . On July 19, 1945, he received the honorary title of chaplain to His Holiness .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on March 13, 1948 Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of Sarepta . The Apostolic Delegate to the United States Amleto Giovanni Cicognani consecrated him bishop on May 18 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Edward Francis Hoban , Bishop of Cleveland and Floyd Lawrence Begin , auxiliary bishop in Cleveland .
His strict management style also earned him the nickname Iron John during this period . After Hugh Charles Boyle's death , he succeeded him as Bishop of Pittsburgh on December 22, 1950.
On December 18, 1958, he was by Pope John XXIII. appointed Archbishop of Detroit .
Second Vatican Council
He participated in the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. During the council , Dearden showed liberal views and was named as one of the leading progressive voices in the church. He advocated the greater participation of priests and lay people in liturgy, education and finance.
From 1966 to 1971 Dearden was the first President of the Bishops' Conference of the United States .
cardinal
On April 28, 1969 Paul VI took him. as a cardinal priest with the titular church San Pio X alla Balduina in the cardinals college . During a Synod of Bishops in the Vatican in 1971, Dearden proposed that the sociological and psychological aspects of the priesthood be examined.
He participated as one of the electoral cardinals in the conclaves in August and October 1978 , which elected John Paul I and John Paul II . After 21 years of service as Archbishop of Detroit, John Paul II accepted his early resignation on July 15, 1980.
After the Watergate Affair , the cardinal urged Catholics to observe the first three Fridays in November 1973 with prayer , penance and fasting .
Dearden survived a heart attack and died of pancreatic cancer in Southfield , Michigan, at the age of 80 . He is buried in the Catholic cemetery in the same city.
Web links
- Dearden, John Francis. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 7, 2016.
- Entry for John Francis Dearden on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 7, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Charles Boyle |
Bishop of Pittsburgh 1950–1958 |
John Joseph Wright |
| Edward Aloysius Cardinal Mooney |
Archbishop of Detroit 1958–1980 |
Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dearden, John Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and Archbishop of Detroit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valley Falls |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1988 |
| Place of death | Southfield |