John O'Connor | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of New York | |
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| See | Archdiocese of New York |
| Appointed | January 26, 1984 |
| Installed | March 19, 1984 |
| Term ended | May 3, 2000 |
| Predecessor | Terence Cooke |
| Successor | Edward Egan |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 15, 1945 by Hugh L. Lamb |
| Consecration | May 27, 1979 by John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | May 25, 1985 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | May 3, 2000 (aged 80) New York City, New York, US |
| Buried | St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, New York, US |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Parents | Thomas J. O'Connor & Dorothy Magdalene Gomple |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | There Can Be No Love Without Justice |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1952–1979 |
| Rank | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US_Navy_O8_infobox.svg){kind=small} Rear admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Chaplains of the Navy |
| Battles / wars | Korean War |
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John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was made a cardinal in 1985.
O'Connor previously served as a U.S. Navy chaplain (1952 to 1979), including four years as chief of chaplains, as an auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (1979 to 1983), and as Bishop of Scranton from 1983 to 1984.