Michael Browne (cardinal)


Michael Cardinal Browne

Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
Cardinal Browne in 1962
Cardinal Browne in 1962
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed22 March 1962
Term ended31 March 1971
PredecessorGiuseppe Fietta
SuccessorFrancesco Monterisi
Other post(s)Cardinal Protodeacon (1971)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 May 1910
Consecration19 April 1962
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal19 March 1962
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Michael Browne

(1887-05-06)6 May 1887[1]
Died31 March 1971(1971-03-31) (aged 83)[1]
Santo Stefano Rotondo Hospital, Rome, Italy
MottoViae tuae veritas
Coat of armsMichael Cardinal Browne's coat of arms
Styles of
Michael Cardinal Browne
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeIdebessus (titular)

Michael Cardinal Browne, O.P. (born David Browne,[2] 6 May 1887 – 31 March 1971[1]), was an Irish priest of the Dominican Order and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Master General of the Dominicans from 1955 to 1962, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.

  1. ^ a b c d "Michael Cardinal Browne Dies; Tradition's Voice at Vatican II". The New York Times. 1 April 1971. p. 44. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Máire (2004). The Same Age as the State. The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0299210308.