Day: October 12, 2025

15. O’Neil

Bishop Leo Edward O’Neil the 8th Bishop of Manchester, NH was born on 31 Jan 1928

15a. Christian

Bishop Francis Joseph Christian was born in Peterborough, NH on 8 Oct 1942. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1968

16. McCormack

Bishop John Brendan McCormack the 9th Bishop of Manchester, NH was born 12 Aug 1935 in Winthrop, MA.

17. Libasci

Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci the 10th and current Bishop of Manchester, NH was born in 1951 in Queens. NY.

Arborelius, Swedish Cardinal

Lars Anders Cardinal Arborelius OCD was born on 24 September 1949. He is the senior-ranking Swedish Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first ever cardinal from Scandinavia in 2017. He is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.

Arc

St. Jeanne d’Arc du Lis ( St. Joan of Arc)

Arc, Joan enters Orleans

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), enters Orleans victorious on 29 Apr 1429 at age 17 after lifting the siege of Orleans by the English during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453 ).

Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese of New York Latin: Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis, the Archdiocese was a diocese erected in 1808 until 1850 when it was elevated to an archdiocese. From 1919 to 1983, the Archbishops of New York held the collateral position of Apostolic Vicar of the Military Vicariate of the United States. It was during this period that Cardinal Spellman served.