Cardinal Joseph Bernardin


Cardinal Joseph Bernardin was born on April 2,1928, in Columbia, South
Carolina. He was son of Mrs. Marie M. Simon Bernardin, and the late Joseph
Bernardin. Cardinal Bernardin attended Catholic and public schools and the
University of South Carolina in Columbia. He was later accepted as a candidate
for the priesthood by Most Rev. John J. Russell, then Bishop of Charleston. He
studied at the following Colleges: St.Mary's, St. Mary, Kentucky, St.Mary
Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland, where he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in
philosophy. He also attended the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
where he received the Master of Arts degree in Education in 1952.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John J. Russell on April
26,1952, in St. Joseph Church, Columbia. His administrative skills were
immediately recognized. During his 14 years in the Diocese of Charleston, he
served under four bishops in many capacities, including the......

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