Francis Brennan (cardinal)
His Eminence Francis Brennan | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 15 January 1968 |
Term ended | 2 July 1968 |
Predecessor | Francesco Carpino |
Successor | Antonio Samorè |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Tubunae in Mauretania (1967-1968) Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1967-1968) |
Previous post(s) | Dean of the Roman Rota (1959-1968) |
Orders | |
Ordination | April 3, 1920 by Basilio Pompili |
Consecration | June 25, 1968 by Eugène Tisserant |
Created cardinal | June 26, 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
Personal details | |
Born | (1894-05-07)May 7, 1894 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 1968(1968-07-02) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Buried | Crypt of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral-Basilica |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | James and Margaret (née Connors) Brennan |
Education | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary |
Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare |
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Francis John Joseph Brennan (May 7, 1894 – July 2, 1968) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as dean of the Roman Rota from 1959 to 1968, and then as prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1968 until his death. Brennan was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.
Biography
An American of Irish extraction,[1] Francis Brennan was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, to James and Margaret (née Connors) Brennan. He studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook before furthering his studies in Rome, where he attended the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare and the Pontifical Roman Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basilio Pompili on April 3, 1920.
Upon his return to the United States, Brennan did pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1924 to 1928, when he became a member of the faculty at his alma mater, St. Charles Seminary. He was also an official of the archdiocesan curia of Philadelphia from 1937 to 1940. Described as a "brilliant canon lawyer",[1] he was named an auditor of the Roman Rota on August 1, 1940, rising to become its dean on December 14, 1959.
On June 10, 1967, Brennan was appointed Titular Archbishop of Tubunae in Mauretania by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 25 from Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant, with Bishops Joseph Carroll McCormick and Luigi Faveri serving as co-consecrators, at the church of Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino.
Paul VI created him Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio in the consistory the next day, on June 26, 1967. Brennan was later named prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments on January 15, 1968.
The cardinal died from a heart attack in Philadelphia, aged 74.[1] At the time of his death, he had risen to the highest post within the Holy See ever held by an American.[2] Brennan is buried in the crypt of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral-Basilica.
References
- ^ a b c "Milestones". Time. July 12, 1968. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010.
- ^ Staff report (July 3, 1968). "Francis Cardinal Brennan Dies; Led Congregation of Sacraments; Prelate Rose Higher in Curia Than Any Other American -- Chief Judge of Rota". The New York Times.
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Preceded by – | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania 1967–1968 | Succeeded by – |
Preceded by – | — TITULAR — Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio 1967–1968 | Succeeded by – |
Preceded by | Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments 1968 | Succeeded by |
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