Facts: - title: cardinal archbishop of detroit - predecessor: edward mooney - birth date: 15 october 1907 - consecrated by: amleto giovanni cicognani - see: detroit - death date: 1 august 1988 - created cardinal by: paul vi - name: john francis dearden - birth place: valley falls , rhode island - death place: southfield , michigan - previous post: bishop of pittsburgh -lrb- 1950-1958 -rrb- - type: cardinal - consecration: may 18 , 1948 - image: coat of arms of john francis dearden.svg - successor: edmund szoka - ordination: december 8 , 1932 - ended: july 15 , 1980 - motto: servio in evangelio -lrb- serve the gospel -rrb- - other post: cardinal-priest of s. pio x alla balduina - cardinal: april 28 , 1969 - ordained by: francesco marchetti selvaggiani - coat of arms: coat of arms of john francis dearden.svg - enthroned: december 18 , 1958 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john francis dearden .
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john francis dearden -lrb- october 15 , 1907 -- august 1 , 1988 -rrb- was an american prelate of the roman catholic church .he served as archbishop of detroit from 1958 to 1980 , and was created a cardinal in 1969 .he previously served as bishop of pittsburgh from 1950 to 1958 .