Mccloskey
JOHN, an American Roman Catholic prelate; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 20, 1810. In 1834 he was ordained priest; in 1844 was made coadjutor of the diocese of New York; in 1847 was transferred to the see of Albany; in 1864 was made Archbishop of New York; in 1875 was appointed cardinal-priest. The history of his life is the history of the progress of the Roman Catholic Church in New York.
He died in New York City, Oct. 10, 1885.