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James Gibbons
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore; born Baltimore, Maryland, 1834; died there, 1921. Receiving his early education in Ireland, he returned to the United States and was ordained a priest, 1861. Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, he was consecrated Bishop of Adramytum, 1868, and was appointed to the See of Richmond, 1872. Made coadjutor of Baltimore, he succeeded to the archbishopric on the death of Archbishop Bayley, 1877. In 1886 he was created cardinal. He occupied a conspicuous place in American public life as priest, prelate, patriot, controversialist, writer, and interpreter of the doctrines of the Catholic Church. Appointed Apostolic Delegate to the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, he proved that there was no antagonism between the Catholic Church and progress, science, and sound industrial and political theories. He championed the rights of labor, and one of his ablest documents was a famous plea contained in his letter on the Knights of Labor to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, February 28, 1887. Leo XIII's encyclical on labor, which soon followed, proved he had won every point for which he contended. Due to his interposition, the question of the sale of the Friar Lands in the Philippines was arranged. He took an invaluable part in adjusting the ecclesiastical status in Cuba and Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War. During the World War he organized the National Catholic War Council and the National Catholic Welfare Council (now Conference). His book "Faith of Our Fathers," a clear, simple exposition of the Catholic Faith, was one of the most remarkable books written in the 19th century. He also wrote "Our Christian Heritage" and "The Ambassador of Christ." He was remarkable for piety and sagacity.
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Entry for 'James Gibbons'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/j/james-gibbons.html. 1910.
