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John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was created a cardinal in 1985. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (now the Archdiocese for the Military Services) (1979–83) and Bishop of Scranton (1983–84). ==Early life, education, and military career== O'Connor was born in Philadelphia, the fourth of five children of Thomas J. and Dorothy Magdalene (née Gomple) O'Connor (1886–1971), daughter of Gustave Gumpel, a kosher butcher and Jewish rabbi.〔(EWTN, In Memoriam ) retrieved 12-31-08〕 In 2014, his sister Mary O'Connor Ward discovered through genealogical research that their mother was born Jewish and was baptized as a Roman Catholic at age 19. John's parents were wed the following year.〔(''Catholic New York'' Cardinal O’Connor’s Mother Was Convert From Judaism, Family Research Reveals ) retrieved 5-1-2014〕 He attended public schools until his junior year of high school, when he enrolled in West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys.〔 O'Connor then enrolled at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and after graduating from there he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on December 15, 1945, by Hugh L. Lamb, then an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Catholic Hierarchy )〕 He was initially assigned to teach at St. James High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. O'Connor joined the United States Navy in 1952 as a military chaplain during the Korean War, often entering combat zones in order to say Mass and to administer last rites to soldiers. He rose through the ranks to become a rear admiral and Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. During this period, he was made an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness, with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor, on October 27, 1966. O'Connor obtained a master's degree in advanced ethics from Villanova University and in 1970 a doctorate in political science from Georgetown University, where he studied at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and wrote his dissertation under future United Nations ambassador, Jeane Kirkpatrick. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John O'Connor (archbishop of New York)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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