O’Hara, John Francis (1888-1960), archbishop of Philadelphia, was named a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1958 by Pope John XXIII. O’Hara was a gifted administrator and pastor who made major contributions to Catholic charities and private education.
O’Hara was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Aug. 1, 1888. He was educated in Uruguay, where his father was American consul (government official). He also attended the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, and the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. O’Hara was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross in 1916. He was appointed an instructor of religion at Notre Dame in 1917. At the university, he later became prefect of religion and established the College of Commerce. He served as president of Notre Dame from 1934 to 1939. O’Hara was ordained a bishop in 1940 and appointed bishop of Buffalo, New York, in 1945. He became archbishop of Philadelphia in 1951. O’Hara died on Aug. 28, 1960.
