John Francis Dearden Death, Bio

Name John Francis Dearden
Date of Birth October 15, 1907
Place of Birth Rhode Island

John Francis Dearden

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John Francis Dearden was born on October 15, 1907 in Rhode Island. He died on Aug 1, 1988 (age 80). A Roman Catholic prelate from the United States who served as the Archbishop of Detroit from 1958 to 1980.

Between the years 1925 and 1929, he attended St. Mary’s Seminary in order to prepare for a career as a priest. The Wanderer, a weekly publication published by Roman Catholics, referred to him as “a big heretic” and “one of the worst the Catholic Church has ever suffered from.” He was the eldest of his family’s five kids.

John Francis Dearden

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