Samuel Alphonsius Stritch | |
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Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Propagation of the Faith | |
See | Chicago |
Appointed | December 27, 1939 |
Installed | January 3, 1940 |
Term ended | May 27, 1958 |
Predecessor | George Mundelein |
Successor | Albert Gregory Meyer |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura |
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Orders | |
Ordination | May 21, 1910 by Pietro Respighi |
Consecration | November 30, 1921 by Henry K. Moeller |
Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 by Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | |
Died | May 27, 1958 Rome, Italy | (aged 70)
Motto | Deus Meus Adjutor Meus (God is my Helper) |
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Styles of Samuel Stritch | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Chicago (emeritus) |
Samuel Alphonsius Stritch (August 17, 1887 – May 27, 1958) was an American Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1940 to 1958 and as pro-prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Propagation of the Faith from March 1958 until his death two months later. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Pius XII in 1946.