James Cardinal McIntyre
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Image:McIntyre Photo0001.jpg Template:Infobox cardinalstyles James Cardinal McIntyre (1886-1979) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest who was archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California.
James Francis Aloysius McIntyre was born on June 25, 1886 in New York, New York, and was once a runner on the New York Curb Exchange. He was ordained a priest in May 1921, and ordained a bishop in January 1941. In 1946 he was appointed Coadjutor to the Archbishop of New York by Pope Pius XII. He served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles beginning in February 1948 and was elevated to cardinal in January 1953, finally retiring from active service in January 1970.
Cardinal McIntyre was conservative, and known as an authoritarian leader. He opposed the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, and came into conflicts with groups both within and outside the Church, including a famous dispute with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
McIntyre died on July 16, 1979 at the age of 93.
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