Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wright, John Joseph, Cardinal
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Wright, John Joseph, Cardinal, 1909-1979
Other form(s) of name
- John Joseph Cardinal Wright
- John Joseph Wright
- John Cardinal Wright
- John J. Wright, John J.
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1909-1979
History
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.