Dennis Joseph Dougherty


Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Cardinal,
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Dougherty, c. 1918
Church
ArchdiocesePhiladelphia
AppointedMay 1, 1918
Term endedMay 31, 1951 (his death)
PredecessorEdmond Francis Prendergast
SuccessorJohn Francis O'Hara
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 1890
by Lucido Parocchi
ConsecrationJune 14, 1903
by Francesco Satolli
Created cardinalMarch 7, 1921
by Pope Benedict XV
RankCardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
Personal details
Born(1865-08-16)August 16, 1865
DiedMay 31, 1951(1951-05-31) (aged 85)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
MottoCrucis in Signo Vinces
Coat of armsDennis Joseph Dougherty's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byLucido Parocchi
DateMay 31, 1890
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorFrancesco Satolli
Co-consecrators
DateJune 14, 1903
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Benedict XV
DateMarch 7, 1921
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Dennis Joseph Dougherty as principal consecrator
James Paul McCloskey1917
Michael Joseph Crane1921
Daniel James Gercke1923
Edmond John Fitzmaurice1925
Edwin Vincent Byrne1925
Thomas Charles O'Reilly1928
Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara1929
George Leo Leech1935
Hugh Louis Lamb1936
Eugene Joseph McGuinness1937
Joseph Moran Corrigan1940
Joseph Carroll McCormick1947
Thomas Joseph McDonough1947
Francis Edward Hyland1949
Source(s):[1]

Dennis Joseph Dougherty (August 16, 1865 – May 31, 1951) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1918 until his death in 1951. He was made a cardinal in 1921. He was Philadelphia's longest-serving archbishop and its first cardinal.

  1. ^ "Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.