Terence Cooke


Terence James Cooke
Cardinal, Archbishop of New York
Cooke in 1983
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeNew York
AppointedMarch 2, 1968
InstalledApril 4, 1968
Term endedOctober 6, 1983
PredecessorFrancis Spellman
SuccessorJohn Joseph O'Connor
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
Vicar Apostolic for the United States Armed Forces
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1, 1945
by Francis Spellman
ConsecrationDecember 13, 1965
by Francis Spellman
Created cardinalApril 28, 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1921-03-01)March 1, 1921
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1983(1983-10-06) (aged 62)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
BuriedSt. Patrick's Cathedral (New York)
Nationality American
ParentsMichael Cooke & Margaret Gannon
MottoFiat Voluntas Tua (Thy Will Be Done)
Sainthood
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Title as SaintServant of God
AttributesCardinal's attire
Ordination history
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byFrancis Spellman
DateDecember 13, 1965
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Terence Cooke as principal consecrator
Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J.February 2, 1970
Patrick Vincent AhernMarch 19, 1970
Edward Dennis HeadMarch 19, 1970
James Patrick MahoneySeptember 15, 1972
Anthony Francis MesticeMarch 5, 1973
James Jerome KilleenDecember 13, 1975
Howard James HubbardMarch 27, 1977
Theodore Edgar McCarrickJune 29, 1977
Austin Bernard VaughanJune 29, 1977
Francisco GarmendiaJune 29, 1977
Joseph Thomas O'KeefeSeptember 8, 1982
Emerson John MooreSeptember 8, 1982
Joseph Thomas DiminoMay 10, 1983
Francis Xavier RoqueMay 10, 1983
Lawrence Joyce KenneyMay 10, 1983
Styles of
Terence Cooke
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Terence James Cooke (March 1, 1921 – October 6, 1983) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1968 until his death, quietly battling leukemia throughout his tenure. He was named a cardinal in 1969. Cooke previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1965 to 1967.

Nine years after his death, Cooke was designated a Servant of God, the first step in the process that may lead to beatification and then canonization as a saint.