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John J. Glennon
John Joseph Glennon (June 14, 1862 – March 9, 1946) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as archbishop of St. Louis in Missouri from 1903 until his death in 1946. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.
John Glennon was born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland, to Matthew and Catherine (née Rafferty) Glennon. After graduating from St. Finian's College, he entered All Hallows College near Dublin in 1878. He accepted an invitation from Bishop John Joseph Hogan in 1882 to join the newly erected Diocese of Kansas City in the United States. Glennon, after arriving in Missouri in 1883, was ordained to the priesthood by Hogan for the Diocese of Kansas City in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 20, 1884.
After his ordination, the diocese assigned Glennon as a curate at St. Patrick's Parish in Kansas City. He later returned to Europe, furthered his studies at the University of Bonn in the German Empire. Upon his return to Kansas City, Glennon was named rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He was later named vicar general of the archdiocese (1892) and was appointed apostolic administrator (1894).
On March 14, 1896, Glennon was appointed coadjutor bishop of Kansas City and titular bishop of Pinara by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on June 29, 1896, from Archbishop John Joseph Kain, with Bishops Maurice Francis Burke and John Joseph Hennessy serving as co-consecrators. At age 34, he became one of the youngest bishops in the world. However, he never succeeded to bishop in the diocese.
Glennon was named coadjutor Archbishop of St. Louis on April 27, 1903. He succeeded Kain as the third archbishop of St. Louis upon the latter's death on October 13, 1903. Realizing the Cathedral of St. Louis could no longer accommodate its growing congregation, Glennon quickly began raising funds for a new cathedral, the cornerstone of which he laid on October 18, 1908.
Glennon opened the new Kenrick Seminary in 1915, followed by the minor seminary in Shrewsbury. He delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Cardinal James Gibbons in March 1921, and was appointed an assistant at the pontifical throne by the Vatican in June 1921.
On opening day for Major League Baseball, Glennon on several occasions threw the traditional first pitch at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis for the St. Louis Cardinals However, he did not play any sports, once saying, "I once tried golf, but I so disfigured the scenery that I never played again, in fear of public indignation and reprisal."
In 1926, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini bestowed the Iron Crown of Italy on Glennon, praising him as a sympathetic voice for Italy in the United States.
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John J. Glennon
John Joseph Glennon (June 14, 1862 – March 9, 1946) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as archbishop of St. Louis in Missouri from 1903 until his death in 1946. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.
John Glennon was born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland, to Matthew and Catherine (née Rafferty) Glennon. After graduating from St. Finian's College, he entered All Hallows College near Dublin in 1878. He accepted an invitation from Bishop John Joseph Hogan in 1882 to join the newly erected Diocese of Kansas City in the United States. Glennon, after arriving in Missouri in 1883, was ordained to the priesthood by Hogan for the Diocese of Kansas City in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 20, 1884.
After his ordination, the diocese assigned Glennon as a curate at St. Patrick's Parish in Kansas City. He later returned to Europe, furthered his studies at the University of Bonn in the German Empire. Upon his return to Kansas City, Glennon was named rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He was later named vicar general of the archdiocese (1892) and was appointed apostolic administrator (1894).
On March 14, 1896, Glennon was appointed coadjutor bishop of Kansas City and titular bishop of Pinara by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on June 29, 1896, from Archbishop John Joseph Kain, with Bishops Maurice Francis Burke and John Joseph Hennessy serving as co-consecrators. At age 34, he became one of the youngest bishops in the world. However, he never succeeded to bishop in the diocese.
Glennon was named coadjutor Archbishop of St. Louis on April 27, 1903. He succeeded Kain as the third archbishop of St. Louis upon the latter's death on October 13, 1903. Realizing the Cathedral of St. Louis could no longer accommodate its growing congregation, Glennon quickly began raising funds for a new cathedral, the cornerstone of which he laid on October 18, 1908.
Glennon opened the new Kenrick Seminary in 1915, followed by the minor seminary in Shrewsbury. He delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Cardinal James Gibbons in March 1921, and was appointed an assistant at the pontifical throne by the Vatican in June 1921.
On opening day for Major League Baseball, Glennon on several occasions threw the traditional first pitch at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis for the St. Louis Cardinals However, he did not play any sports, once saying, "I once tried golf, but I so disfigured the scenery that I never played again, in fear of public indignation and reprisal."
In 1926, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini bestowed the Iron Crown of Italy on Glennon, praising him as a sympathetic voice for Italy in the United States.
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