John O'Connor (cardinal)

His Eminence John O'Connor
Cardinal, Archbishop of New York
See	Archdiocese of New York
Appointed	January 26, 1984
Installed	March 19, 1984
Term ended	May 3, 2000
Predecessor	Terence Cooke
Successor	Edward Egan
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
Orders
Ordination	December 15, 1945 by Hugh L. Lamb
Consecration	May 27, 1979 by John Paul II
Created cardinal	May 25, 1985 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	(1920-01-15)January 15, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	May 3, 2000(2000-05-03) (aged 80) New York City, New York, US
Buried	St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, New York, US
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Parents	Thomas J. O'Connor & Dorothy Magdalene Gomple
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Scranton (1983–1984) Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services) (1979–1983)
Alma mater	St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Villanova University Georgetown University
Motto	There Can Be No Love Without Justice
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1952–1979
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands held	Chief of Chaplains of the Navy
Battles/wars	Korean War

Ordination history of John O'Connor
History Priestly ordination Place Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States  Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Pope John Paul II Date May 27, 1979 Place St. Peter's Basilica , Rome , Italy
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by John O'Connor as principal consecrator Alfred Jolson February 6, 1988 Patrick Sheridan December 12, 1990 James Michael Moynihan May 29, 1995 Edwin Frederick O'Brien March 25, 1996 Robert Anthony Brucato August 25, 1997 James Francis McCarthy June 29, 1999

John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was made a cardinal in 1985.

O'Connor previously served as a U.S. Navy chaplain (1952 to 1979), including four years as chief of chaplains, as an auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (1979 to 1983), and as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania (1983 to 1984).