James Gibbons

James Gibbons was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Baltimore for more than forty years, from 1877 until his death in 1921. Created a cardinal in... Wikipedia

• See:  Archdiocese of Baltimore
• Appointed:  May 29, 1877 (coadjutor)
• Installed:  October 3, 1877
• Term ended:  March 24, 1921
• Predecessor:  James Roosevelt Bayley
• Successor:  Michael Joseph Curley
• Other posts:  Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
• Ordination:  June 30, 1861, by Francis Kenrick
• Consecration:  August 15, 1868, by Martin John Spalding
• Created Cardinal:  June 7, 1886, by Leo XIII
• Rank:  Cardinal-Priest
• Born:  July 23, 1834, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
• Age at death:  86 years
• Died:  March 24, 1921, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
• Previous post:  Bishop of Richmond (1872–77)
• Education:  St. Charles College, St. Mary's Seminary
• Motto:  Emitte spiritum tuum, (Send forth your spirit)
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