Mr. Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to His Eminence. John Cardinal Krol. retiring Archbiship of Philadelphia. Cardinal Krol has had an extraordinary 51year career in the Catholic Church. This son of Polish immigrants was ordained to the priesthood in Cleveland in 1937. He studied canon law in Rome and at Catholic University. where he received his doctorate. In Cleveland. then Monsignor Krol served as Chancellor of the Archdiocese. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1953. and served as auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Cleveland. In 1961. John Krol was named Archbishop of Philadelphia. and became the spiritual leader of the citys 1.3 million Catholics.
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