John Cardinal Farley
John Murphy Farley, later
John Cardinal Farley, (
April 20,
1842 -
September 17,
1918) was the seventh bishop (fourth archbishop) of the
Roman Catholic diocese of
New York. He was born in Newtown Hamilton,
Ireland, and was ordained priest on
June 11,
1870. He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of New York in
November,
1895 and ordained
December 21,
1895 with the titular see of Zeugma. He was Appointed Archbisoph of New York on
September 15,
1902 and elevated to
Cardinal on
November 27,
1911 ]], serving as archbishop until his death. He is interred in the crypt under the altar of
St. Patrick's Cathedral.
see
List of Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of New York