John Carberry


John Joseph Carberry
Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Louis
Cardinal Carberry in 1978
SeeSt. Louis
AppointedFebruary 17, 1968
InstalledMarch 25, 1968
Term endedJuly 31, 1979
PredecessorJoseph Ritter
SuccessorJohn L. May
Other postCardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi
Previous posts
Orders
OrdinationJuly 28, 1929
by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
ConsecrationJuly 25, 1956
by Raymond Augustine Kearney
Created cardinalApril 28, 1969
by Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1904-07-31)July 31, 1904
DiedJune 17, 1998(1998-06-17) (aged 93)
MottoMaria regina mater
(Mary Queen Mother)
Styles of
John Joseph Carberry
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSt. Louis

John Joseph Carberry (July 31, 1904 – June 17, 1998) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1968 to 1979. He was created a cardinal in 1969. He served as Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana from 1957 to 1965 and Bishop of Columbus from 1965 to 1968. During his term as an archbishop, Carberry was a strong advocate for ecumenicism and racial equality.