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Francis Spellman

Francis Spellman, American cardinal (died 1967)

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Born
May 4, 1889
Died
December 2, 1967
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1889

About Francis Spellman

Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman was a senior-ranking American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946. After Spellman translated two books by his friend Borgongini Duca into English, the Vatican appointed Spellman as first American attaché of the Vatican Secretariat of State in Rome in 1925. Spellman translated Pius XI's first broadcast over Vatican Radio into English in 1931. Spellman was the first American to be consecrated a bishop at St.

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Francis Spellman timeline

  1. After Spellman translated two books by his friend Borgongini Duca into English, the Vatican appointed Spellman as first American attaché of the Vatican Secretariat of State in Rome in 1925.
  2. Spellman translated Pius XI's first broadcast over Vatican Radio into English in 1931.
  3. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
  4. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.

The world when Francis Spellman was born

Francis Spellman was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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