Francis Brennan (cardinal)


Francis Brennan
Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed15 January 1968
Term ended2 July 1968
PredecessorFrancesco Carpino
SuccessorAntonio Samorè
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Tubunae in Mauretania (1967-1968)
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1967-1968)
Previous post(s)Dean of the Roman Rota
(1959-1968)
Orders
OrdinationApril 3, 1920
by Basilio Pompili
ConsecrationJune 25, 1968
by Eugène Tisserant
Created cardinalJune 26, 1967
by Pope Paul VI
Personal details
Born(1894-05-07)May 7, 1894
DiedJuly 2, 1968(1968-07-02) (aged 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
BuriedCrypt of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral-Basilica
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsJames and Margaret (née Connors) Brennan
EducationSt. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare
Coat of armsFrancis Brennan's coat of arms

Francis John Joseph Brennan (May 7, 1894 – July 2, 1968) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as dean of the Roman Rota from 1959 to 1968, and then as prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1968 until his death. Brennan was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.