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Archbishops
of Baltimore:
The Legacy of
Our Shepherds |
The Cathedral
Crypt
| The crypt is the mausoleum under the main
floor of the Church. The word is taken from the Greek verb
"to hide."
This crypt is reserved for Archbishops of Baltimore and
the auxiliary bishops who assist the Archbishop. |
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| Currently, there are five
people buried in the crypt: |
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Lawrence Cardinal Sheehan, Archbishop of
Baltimore, from 1961 until he retired in 1974. He
died in 1984. |
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Archbishop Francis Keough, Archbishop of
Baltimore from 1947 until his death in 1961. |
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Auxiliary Bishop Jerome Sebastian, the
bishop who consecrated the Cathedral in 1959. He
served as auxiliary bishop from 1954 until his
death in 1960. |
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Auxiliary Bishop T. Austin Murphy, a
well-loved and remembered man who served as
auxiliary bishop from 1962 until his death in
1991. |
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Auxiliary Bishop P. Francis Murphy, who
died in 1999. He served as secretary to the late
Cardinal Sheehan, who later ordained him a bishop.
Bishop Murphy served the Archdiocese as the
Western Vicar. |
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