Background
Carberry, John J. Cardinal was born on July 31, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Carberry, John J. Cardinal was born on July 31, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Recipient Doctor of Divinity, S.T.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Juris Canonici Doctor, Juris Civilis Doctor, Doctor of Laws degrees.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1929; appointed titular bishop of Elis and coadjutor cum Jure successionis, Lafayette, Indiana, 1956; consecrated, 1956; succeeded to See, Lafayette, 1957-1965; bishop of, Columbus, Ohio., 1965-1968; archbishop of, St. Louis, 1968-1979; archbishop emeritus, St. Louis, 1979-1998; named to, College Cardinals, 1969; appointed apostolic administrator, 1979; President, Center Applied Research in the Apostolate, from 1970.