Anthony Bevilacqua


Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia
SeePhiladelphia
AppointedDecember 8, 1987
InstalledFebruary 11, 1988
Term endedJuly 15, 2003
PredecessorJohn Krol
SuccessorJustin Francis Rigali
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore e Sant'Alfonso in Via Merulan
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1949
by Thomas Edmund Molloy
ConsecrationNovember 24, 1980
by Francis Mugavero
Created cardinalJune 28, 1991
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1923-06-17)June 17, 1923
DiedJanuary 31, 2012(2012-01-31) (aged 88)
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
DenominationCatholic
Alma materCathedral College (BA)
Pontifical Gregorian University (JCD)
Columbia University (MA)
St. John's University (JD)
MottoEcclesia Mater Nostra
(The Church, Our Mother)
Coat of armsAnthony Joseph Bevilacqua's coat of arms
Styles of
Anthony Bevilacqua
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeePhiladelphia (emeritus)

Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (June 17, 1923 – January 31, 2012) was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1988 to 2003. Bevilacqua previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1983 to 1987 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1980 to 1983. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991.