John Cody


John Patrick Cody
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
SeeChicago
AppointedJune 14, 1965
InstalledAugust 24, 1965
Term endedApril 25, 1982
PredecessorAlbert Gregory Meyer
SuccessorJoseph Bernardin
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 8, 1931
by Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani
ConsecrationJuly 2, 1947
by Joseph Ritter
Created cardinalJune 26, 1967
by Paul VI
Personal details
Born(1907-12-24)December 24, 1907
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedApril 25, 1982(1982-04-25) (aged 74)
Chicago, Illinois
MottoMAGNIFICAT ANIMA MEA
(MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY)
Coat of armsJohn Patrick Cody's coat of arms
Styles of
John Cody
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeChicago
Ordination history of
John Cody
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJoseph Ritter (St. Louis)
DateJuly 2, 1947
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Paul VI
Date26 June 1967
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Cody as principal consecrator
Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R.June 2, 1966
Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A.June 17, 1967
Michael James Dempsey, O.P.August 15, 1967
Thomas Joseph GradyAugust 24, 1967
John L. MayAugust 24, 1967
William Edward McManusAugust 24, 1967
Raymond James VoneshApril 3, 1968
Alfred Leo AbramowiczJune 13, 1968
Michael DempseyJune 13, 1968
Edward William O'RourkeJuly 15, 1971

John Patrick Cody (December 24, 1907 – April 25, 1982) was an American bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of St. Louis, he served as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (1956–1961), Archbishop of New Orleans (1964–1965), and Archbishop of Chicago (1965–1982). He was named a cardinal in 1967.