and South American prelates, "A victory in this war for the forces of Nazi-inspired aggression would drive Christians underground for generations in the conquered countries." Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna in the consistory of February 18, 1946. In 1957, Mooney delivered the benediction at the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The cardinal died in Rome, at age 76, after suffering from a heart attack and collapsing less than three hours before the beginning of the 1958 papal conclave. Cardinals Francis Spellman and James McIntyre granted him absolution before departing for the conclave. Mooney was initially buried in the crypt of St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, but his remains were later transferred in 1988 to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Legacy Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, is named after him. It is not far from where he spent his childhood. A former Cardinal Mooney High School in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, closed in 1989. Other current Cardinal Mooney High Schools exist in Marine City, Michigan, and Sarasota, Florida. References External links ‘Heavy hitter’ Cardinal Mooney helped shape new archdiocese Letter to Ambassador Myron C. Taylor 1882 births 1958 deaths 20th-century American cardinals Burials in Michigan Cardinals created by Pope Pius XII People from Youngstown, Ohio Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Pontifical Urban University alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Japan Apostolic Nuncios to India Roman Catholic archbishops of Detroit Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester St. Charles College alumni St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni People from Mount Savage, Maryland Religious leaders from New York (state) Catholics from Ohio Catholics from Maryland Knights of Peter Claver & Ladies Auxiliary