The following provides information about the most influential men and women who have ministered to the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Ordinaries
There have been fifteen ordinaries in the history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Below is a comprehensive list along with supplemental information about each person. To read more about each one, click on the ordinary's name. Name | Became Head of Baltimore See | Died/Transferred | John Carroll | Nov. 6, 1789 | Dec. 3, 1815 | Leonard Neale | Dec. 3, 1815 | Jun. 18, 1817 | Ambrose Maréchal | Jul. 4, 1817 | Jan. 29, 1828 | James Whitfield | Jan. 29, 1828 | Oct. 19, 1834 | Samuel Eccleston | Oct. 19, 1834 | Apr. 22, 1851 | Francis Patrick Kenrick | Aug. 19, 1851 | Jul. 8, 1863 | Martin John Spalding | May 6, 1864 | Feb. 7, 1872 | James Roosevelt Bayley | Jul. 30, 1872 | Oct. 3, 1877 | James Cardinal Gibbons | Oct. 3, 1877 | Mar. 24, 1921 | Michael Joseph Curley | Aug. 10, 1921 | May 16, 1947 | Francis Patrick Keough | Nov. 29, 1947 | Dec. 8, 1961 | Lawrence Cardinal Shehan | Dec. 8, 1961 | Aug. 26, 1984 | William Donald Borders | Mar. 25, 1974 | Apr. 6, 1989 (Retired) | William Cardinal Keeler | Apr. 6, 1989 | Oct. 1, 2007 (Retired) | Edwin Frederick O'Brien | Oct. 1, 2007 | |
Auxiliaries
The Auxiliaries of the Archdiocese of Baltimore assist the Archbishop. Below is a comprehensive list of all auxiliaries along with supplemental information about each. To read more, click on the auxiliary's name. Name | Consecrated as Auxiliary | Died/Transferred | | Owen B. Corrigan | Jan. 10, 1909 | Apr. 8, 1929 | John M. McNamara | Mar. 29, 1928 | Nov. 26, 1960 | Lawrence J. Shehan | Dec. 12, 1945 | Aug. 26, 1984 | Jerome D. Sebastian | Feb. 24, 1954 | Oct. 11, 1960 | T. Austin Murphy | July 3, 1962 | Nov. 17, 1991 | Thomas J. Mardaga | Jan. 25, 1967 | May 28, 1984 | F. Joseph Gossman | Sept. 11, 1968 | Transferred to Raleigh - 1975 | P. Francis Murphy | Feb. 29, 1976 | Sept. 2, 1999 | J. Francis Stafford | Feb. 29, 1976 | Transferred to Memphis - 1982 | William C. Newman | July 2, 1984 | Sept. 9, 2003 (Retired) | John H. Ricard, S.S.J. | July 2, 1984 | Transferred to Pensacola- Tallahassee - 1997 | Gordon D. Bennett, S.J. | Mar. 3, 1998 | Transferred to Mandeville, Jamaica - 2004 | W. Francis Malooly | Mar. 1, 2001 | | | Mitchell T. Rozanski | Aug. 24, 2004 | | | Denis J. Madden | Aug. 24, 2005 | |
Notable People
The list of notable people includes those whose ministry centered around the Baltimore Archdiocese. Please choose a name to read more. |
