About
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was the 13th Archbishop of Baltimore from 1974 to 1989.
Before Fame
He studied the priesthood at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans at the end of the 1930's.
Trivia
He ended segregation within his church by buying the ropes that sectioned off the African American parishioners.
Family Life
He had six brothers and sisters.
Associated With
He submitted his letter of resignation to Pope John Paul II in 1989 before moving to a retirement community in Lutherville.
