The Most Reverend Martin John Spalding | |
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| Archbishop of Baltimore | |
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| See | Baltimore |
| Appointed | May 6, 1864 |
| Installed | July 31, 1864 |
| Term ended | February 7, 1872 |
| Predecessor | Francis Patrick Kenrick |
| Successor | James Roosevelt Bayley |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Louisville (1848–1850) Bishop of Louisville (1850–1864) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 13, 1834 by Carlo Maria Pedicini |
| Consecration | September 10, 1848 by Benedict Joseph Flaget P.S.S. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1810 |
| Died | February 7, 1872 (aged 61) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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Martin John Spalding (May 23, 1810 – February 7, 1872) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1864 to 1872. He previously served as Bishop of Louisville from 1850 to 1864. He advocated aid for freed slaves following the American Civil War. Spalding attended the First Vatican Council, where he first opposed, and then supported, a dogmatic proclamation of papal infallibility.