Terence Cooke
Terence James Cardinal Cooke (born March 1, 1921 in New York , USA ; † October 6, 1983 there ) was Archbishop of New York .
Life
Terence James Cooke studied at the Archbishop's St. Joseph's Seminary in New York's Dunwoodie Catholic theology and philosophy and received on 1 December 1945, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked for two years as a pastor in the New York borough of Bronx , before he was released from 1947 to 1949 for further studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington .
From 1949 to 1954 he taught at Fordham University in New York and served in the community pastoral care. From 1954 to 1956 he coordinated the youth ministry of the Catholic charities and associations in the Archdiocese of New York as director . From 1957 to 1965 he was Episcopal Vicar for the Bronx and Manhattan and personal secretary to Francis Cardinal Spellman . From 1958 to 1961 he was also Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese and from 1958 to 1965 Construction Department of the Archdiocese.
In 1965 Pope Paul VI appointed him . the titular bishop of Summa and auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of New York. He received his episcopal ordination from Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman on December 13 of the same year. Co- consecrators were Archbishop of San Francisco , Joseph Thomas McGucken , and New York Coadjutor Archbishop John Joseph Maguire (en) . In 1968 Cooke became Archbishop of New York and American military bishop . In addition, Terence James Cooke was on April 28, 1969 by Paul VI. accepted into the college of cardinals as cardinal priest with the titular church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo . He was a member of the Council of Cardinals for the study of organizational and economic problems of the Holy See .
In 1972 he was appointed by the Cardinal Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , Eugène Tisserant , as the first Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy USA Eastern of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , based in New York.
According to unofficial reports, in the conclave of October 1978, together with the Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Franz König , he was instrumental in bringing about the election of the Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope.
Terence James Cardinal Cooke died on October 6, 1983 in New York of complications from cancer and was buried in the crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral . The beatification process has started. In 1992 he was declared a venerable servant of God .
Honors
- 1973: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1984: Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous)
literature
- Benedict J. Groeschel: Thy will be done. A spiritual portrait of Terence Cardinal Cooke. Staten Island, NY, 1990
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Cardinal Spellman |
Archbishop of New York 1968–1983 |
John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor |
| Francis Cardinal Spellman |
Military Archbishop of the US Armed Forces 1968–1983 |
John Joseph Thomas Ryan |
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 Grand Prior of the USA Eastern Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 1972–1983 |
John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cooke, Terence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooke, Terence James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Cardinal and Archbishop of New York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1983 |
| Place of death | new York |