Saturday, January 8, 2011

Funny thing about French prelates:

Even in the late 19th/early 20st century they couldn't always really let go of those ancien regime hairdos.


Victor Cardinal Lecot, archbishop of Bordeaux from 1890 to 1908

Friday, January 7, 2011

A postcard of Clemente Cardinal Micara...


... from his time as apostolic nuntio to Belgium (1923-1946)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Johannes Cardinal de Jong (1885-1955)


Archbishop of Utrecht/Netherlands from 1936 to 1955. Created a cardinal in 1946.


Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer (1903-1965)


A photo of him as archbishop of Chicago.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Gerald Thomas Bergan (1892-1972)


Archbishop of Omaha from 1948 to 1969.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Johannes Evangelista Cardinal Haller (1825-1900)


Archbishop of Salzburg from 1890 to 1900.
Cardial priest of S. Bartolomaei in Insula in 1895.

Two more photos here.