Zone d'identification
Type d'entité
Personne
Forme autorisée du nom
Wright, John Joseph, Cardinal
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions
- Wright, John Joseph, Cardinal, 1909-1979
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
- John Joseph Cardinal Wright
- John Joseph Wright
- John Cardinal Wright
- John J. Wright, John J.
Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités
Zone de description
Dates d’existence
1909-1979
Historique
John Joseph Cardinal Wright was Bishop of Pittsburgh at the time of writing to Merton. During their correspondence in the mid-1960's, the Second Vatican Council was in session, Wright spent much time in Rome. Born in Boston, he became the first bishop of the Worcester diocese after it split from the Springfield, Massachusetts, diocese in 1950. After serving ten years in Pittsburgh, he was elevated to cardinal in 1969 and made the Prefect of Clergy for the Roman Curia.