Josef Cardinal Beran

Archbishop of Prague from 1946 to 1969. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.

Convicted in a show-trial by the Czech communists and imprisoned from 1949 to 1963.






Sorry for the watermarks.

Once upon a time...

... in Portugal.

Carlos María Javier Cardinal de la Torre y Nieto

Archbishop of Quito from 1933 to 1968. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1953. First cardinal of Ecuador.

William Otterwell Ignatius Brady

Bishop of Sioux Falls (1939–56) and Archbishop of Saint Paul (1956–61)

Joseph C. Plagens

Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette (1935-1940) and Bishop of Grand Rapids (1940-1943)


Does anybody know anything about the dress of the two little guys? Are they the trainbearers?

Some more Canons from Fance

José Alves Correia da Silva

Bishop of Leiria/Portugal from 1920 to 1957


In color


With another prelate


Preaching


Preaching again. Check out the humongous microphone.


Official portrait


Another official portrait, this time with ermine.