Martin John Spalding
Martin John Spalding (May 23, 1810 – February 7, 1872) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Louisville in Kentucky (1850–1864) and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1864–1872). He advocated aid for freed slaves following the American Civil War. Spalding attended the First Vatican Council, where he first opposed, and then supported, a dogmatic proclamation of papal infallibility.
The Most Reverend Martin John Spalding | |
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| Archbishop of Baltimore | |
| See | Baltimore |
| Appointed | May 6, 1864 |
| Installed | July 31, 1864 |
| Term ended | February 7, 1872 |
| Predecessor | Francis Patrick Kenrick |
| Successor | James Roosevelt Bayley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 13, 1834 by Carlo Maria Pedicini |
| Consecration | September 10, 1848 by Benedict Joseph Flaget P.S.S. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1810 |
| Died | February 7, 1872 (aged 61) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Louisville (1848–1850) Bishop of Louisville (1850–1864) |
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