John Francis O'Hara

History
Ordination history of; John Francis O'Hara
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Joseph Chartrand
Date	9 September 1916
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Francis Joseph Spellman
Co-consecrators	John Francis Noll Joseph Elmer Ritter
Date	15 January 1940
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope John XXIII
Date	15 December 1958
Lawrence Leo Graner
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Francis O'Hara as principal consecrator
Lawrence Leo Graner	1947
Hubert James Cartwright	1956
Francis Joseph McSorley	1958

His Eminence

John Francis O'Hara

C.S.C.
His Eminence; John Francis O'Hara; C.S.C.
Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Appointed	November 23, 1951
Term ended	August 28, 1960
Predecessor	Dennis J. Dougherty
Successor	John Krol
Other post	Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno
Previous post	Bishop of Buffalo; (1945–1951); Auxiliary Bishop of the United States Military Ordinariate (1939–1945);
Orders
Ordination	September 9, 1916; by Joseph Chartrand
Consecration	January 15, 1940; by Francis Spellman
Created cardinal	December 15, 1958; by Pope John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
12th President of the University of Notre Dame
	In office; 1934–1939
Preceded by	Charles L. O'Donnell
Succeeded by	Hugh O'Donnell
Personal details
Born	August 1, 1888; Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1960 (aged 72); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried	Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Denomination	Catholic
Parents	John O'Hara & Ella Thornton
Motto	Ipsam sequens non devias; (Following her, you will not go astray)

John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C. (August 1, 1888 – August 28, 1960) was an American member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 1951 until his death. He was created as a cardinal in 1958.

O'Hara previously served as president of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana from 1934 to 1939, as an auxiliary bishop of the United States Military Ordinariate in Washington, D.C. from 1939 to 1945 and as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York from 1945 to 1951.