Text transcribed from caption: JOHN JOSEPH CARDINAL GLENNON, ARCHBISHOP OF ST. LOUIS 1352 Born in Ireland on June 14, 1862, John Joseph Cardinal Glennon has been priest and bishop under five different Popes, and is regarded as one of the greatest orators the Catholic Church in the United States has ever known. Ordained in Kansas City, Mo., December 20, 1884, he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Pinars and Coadjutor Archbishop of St. Louis on April 27, 1903, and Archbishop of St. Louis on the following October 13. On December 23, 1945, he was created Cardinal by Pope Pius XII. Honored by half a dozen Presidents of the United States, Cardinal Glennon has been distinguished as a builder and administrator, and has been an active leader in the cause of Catholic education and temperance as well as an outspoken opponent of divorce, indecent literature, and other factors harmful to family life. He has addressed three international Eucharistic Congresses - in Chicago, Dublin and Buenos Aires. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PANY-TFD-12-5-C)
