John Joseph Glennon
John Joseph Cardinal Glennon (born June 14, 1862 in Kinnegad , Ireland , † March 9, 1946 in Dublin ) was Archbishop of St. Louis .
Life
John Joseph Glennon was born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath , Ireland in 1862 . In 1878 he began studying philosophy and theology at All Hallows College , now Dublin City University . In 1882, Bishop John Joseph Hogan of Kansas City , Missouri, USA attended college to recruit priests for his newly established diocese. Glennon was ordained priestly for the Diocese of Kansas City by Bishop Hogan on December 20, 1884, at the age of 22 , after Rome granted dispensation because of his young age . Glennon served in the St. Patrick's Ward in Kansas City for two years, after which he returned to Europe to continue his studies. After studying for a few years at the University of Bonn , he asked his bishop for permission to study at a Roman university, but this was not granted. Instead, he was called back to Kansas City and appointed Chaplain to the Cathedral and Vicar General of the Diocese.
Pope Leo XIII. appointed Glennon on March 14, 1896, Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City and Titular Bishop of Pinara . On June 29, Archbishop John Joseph Cain of St. Louis donated him episcopal ordination ; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Saint Joseph , Maurice Francis Burke , and the Bishop of Davenport , Henry Cosgrove . At 33, he was the youngest bishop in the world.
On April 27, 1903, Pope Leo XIII appointed him. as coadjutor bishop of St. Louis and on October 13th he succeeded the late Archbishop John Joseph Cain as Archbishop of St. Louis. Here too, at the age of 41, he was the youngest archbishop in the world. Glennon came to St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair and was quickly adopted by the locals, so that he was involved in important projects in the city. In 1907 he acquired the land next to the St. Louis Basilica and built a new cathedral for the archdiocese, which was completed in 1915. In the same year, the first students could be accepted into the new Kenrick seminar (today Kenrick-Glennon seminar). In 1921 Pope Benedict XV appointed him . to the papal assistant throne .
Glennon quickly became known for his sermons and was also known as the best Catholic preacher in the United States. In his archbishopric he founded a diocesan children 's hospital , the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital , which was affiliated with the Medical Center of Saint Louis University . With regard to immigrants, he had the idea that they would integrate better if they lived in communities where their language was spoken. He instituted a program known as the Colonization Movement in which he invited immigrants from Italy, Austria, Russia, Poland, and Germany to come to his diocese. He helped build churches, provided funds, and provided priests to the churches. In Dunklin County he bought large arable land and gave it to the local Catholic families. The communities of Knobville in Phelps County and Wilhelmina in Dunklin were also able to benefit from Cardinal Glennon and his “Colonization Realty & Co.” . In contrast to his successor Archbishop Joseph Elmer Ritter , he did not advocate the abolition of racial segregation; this aroused criticism.
On February 18, 1946, Pope Pius XII created Archbishop Glennon cardinal and appointed him cardinal priest of San Clemente . Due to his poor health, he was initially reluctant to take part in the ceremonies in Rome, but ultimately went to Rome. After the ceremonies were over, he went to Ireland to return to St. Louis, but died in Dublin on March 9, 1946, at the age of 83. His body was transferred to St. Louis and buried in the local cathedral. His tomb is the first archbishop's tomb in the cathedral's crypt.
literature
- Brendan A. Finn: Twenty-four American cardinals. Humphries, Boston MA 1947.
- Francis B. Thornton: Our American princes. Putnam, New York NY 1963.
Web links
- Glennon, John Joseph. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 7, 2016.
- Entry on John Joseph Glennon on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 7, 2016.
- Of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis Homepage (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Joseph Cain |
Archbishop of St. Louis 1903–1946 |
Joseph Elmer Cardinal Ritter |
| William Henry O'Connell |
Cardinal Priest of San Clemente 1946–1946 |
Jan de Jong |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glennon, John Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glennon, Cardinal John Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Archbishop of St. Louis and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kinnegad , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1946 |
| Place of death | Dublin , Ireland |