Date | Age | Event | Title |
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4 Nov1931 | Born | ||
21 May1961 | 29.5 | Ordained Priest | Priest ofNatchez-Jackson, Mississippi,USA |
22 Oct1973 | 41.9 | Appointed | Bishop ofSpringfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri,USA |
5 Dec1973 | 42.0 | Ordained Bishop | Bishop ofSpringfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri,USA |
11 Jan1984 | 52.1 | Appointed | Archbishop ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA |
23 Mar1984 | 52.3 | Installed | Archbishop ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA |
25 May1985 | 53.5 | Elevated to Cardinal | |
25 May1985 | 53.5 | Appointed | Cardinal-Priest ofSanta Susanna |
13 Dec2002 | 71.1 | Resigned | Archbishop ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA |
27 May2004 | 72.5 | Appointed | Archpriest of theBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
21 Nov2011 | 80.0 | Retired | Archpriest of theBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
20 Dec2017 | 86.1 | Died | Archpriest Emeritus of theBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} |
Bernard Francis Law
Bernard FrancisCardinalLaw
(born, died)
Archpriest EmeritusofBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
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Event | Place |
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Birth Place | Torreón, Diocese ofSaltillo, Coahuila,México |
Ordained Priest | Pontifical College Josephinum, Worthington, OH |
Ordained Bishop | St. Agnes, Cathedral, Springfield, Diocese ofSpringfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri,USA |
Death Place | Roma, Diocese ofRoma {Rome},Italy |
Buried Place (Original) | Crypt, Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese ofRoma {Rome},Italy |
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