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Gift of Robin Harding and Karen Warfield, 2022.32.279.1-.167, Connecticut Historical Society, N…
Francis Joseph Spellman
Gift of Robin Harding and Karen Warfield, 2022.32.279.1-.167, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Francis Joseph Spellman

American, 1889 - 1967
BiographyFrancis Joseph Spellman (1889-1967) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932-1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
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