John Joseph Krol | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia | |
 Ronald Reagan (left) hosted the Cardinal in the Oval Office in 1981 | |
| See | Philadelphia |
| Appointed | February 11, 1961 |
| Installed | March 22, 1961 |
| Term ended | February 11, 1988 |
| Predecessor | John Francis O'Hara |
| Successor | Anthony Bevilacqua |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani |
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| Ordination | February 20, 1937 by Joseph Schrembs |
| Consecration | July 11, 1953 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Created cardinal | June 26, 1967 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1910 |
| Died | March 3, 1996 (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Motto | Deus rex meus (God is my king) |
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| Styles of John Krol | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Philadelphia |
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John Joseph Krol (October 26, 1910 – March 3, 1996) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1953–1961), and was elevated as a cardinalate in 1967 by Pope Paul VI.