Joseph Bernardin
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About
American Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996.
Before Fame
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Saint Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland in 1948.
Trivia
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in the weeks before the former's death.
Family Life
His parents were both Italian immigrants.
Associated With
He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 1983.
