Meet the U.S. cardinals who will vote for the next pope
Justin F. Rigali, archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia
Age: 77
Born: April 19, 1935 in Los Angeles
Education: Catholic University of America, Pontifical Gregorian University
Ordained a priest: 1961 in Los Angeles
Posts held: president of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy of the Roman Curia (1985-1989); secretary to the Congregation for Bishops (1989-1994); secretary to the College of Cardinals (1990-1994); archbishop of St. Louis (1994-2003); archbishop of Philadelphia (2003-2011)
Elevated to cardinal: 2003 by Pope John Paul II
(Photo courtesy of Archdiocese of
Philadelphia)
Donald W. Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, D.C.
Age: 72
Born: Nov. 12, 1940 in Pittsburgh
Education: St. Gregory Seminary (Cincinnati), Catholic University of America, Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Ordained a priest: 1966 in Rome
Posts held: auxiliary bishop of Seattle (1985-1987); bishop of Pittsburgh (1988-2006); archbishop of Washington, D.C (2006-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
(Religion News Service photo by Jay Premack)
William J. Levada, retired
Age: 76
Born: June 15, 1936 in Long Beach, Calif.
Education: St. John’s Seminary (Camarillo, Calif.), Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University
Ordained a priest: 1961 in Rome
Posts held: auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles (1983-1986); archbishop of Portland, Ore. (1986-1995); archbishop of San Francisco (1995-2005); prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2005-2012)
Elevated to cardinal: 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
(Photo courtesy Archdiocese of San Francisco)
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York reviews New York’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral. RNS photo by Gregory A. Shemitz
Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Age: 64
Born: June 30, 1948 in Richland Center, Wis.
Education: Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome)
Ordained a priest: 1975 in Rome
Posts held: bishop of La Crosse, Wis. (1994-2003); archbishop of St. Louis, Mo. (2004-2008); prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (2008-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
(RNS photo by David Gibson)
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles stands outside St. Joseph’s Church in New York following an ecumenical prayer service presided over by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. Photo by Gregory A. Shemitz
Edwin F. O’Brien, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Age: 73
Born: April 8, 1939 in New York
Education: St. Joseph’s Seminary (Yonkers, N.Y.), Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Ordained a priest: 1965 in New York
Posts held: rector of Pontifical North American College (1990-1994); auxiliary bishop of New York (1996-1997); archbishop of U.S. Military Services (1997-2007); archbishop of Baltimore (2007-2011); grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (2012-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
James M. Harvey, archpriest of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica in Rome
Age: 63
Born: Oct. 20, 1949 in Milwaukee
Education: St. Francis Seminary (St. Francis, Wis.), Pontifical Gregorian University and Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Rome)
Ordained a priest: 1975 in Rome
Posts held: prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1998-2012); archpriest of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica (2012-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
(RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service)
(RNS3-feb13) Cardinal Francis George of Chicago defended the Catholic bishops’ opposition to health care reform during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore. RNS photo courtesy Archdiocese of Chicago.
Sean P. O’Malley, archbishop of Boston
Age: 68
Born: June 29, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio
Education: St. Fidelis Seminary (Butler, Pa.), Capuchin College (Washington, D.C.), and Catholic University of America
Ordained a priest: 1970 in Pittsburgh
Posts held: bishop of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (1985-1992); bishop of Fall River, Mass. (1992-2002); bishop of Palm Beach (2002-2003); archbishop of Boston (2003-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
(RNS photo by Gregory L. Tracy/The Pilot)
Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas
Age: 63
Born: May 23, 1949 in Steubenville, Ohio
Education: Catholic University of America, Duquesne University (Pittsburgh)
Ordained a priest: 1977 in Pittsburgh
Posts held: coadjutor bishop of Sioux City, Iowa (1997-1998); bishop of Sioux City, Iowa (1998-2004); coadjutor archbishop of Galveston-Houston (2004-2006); archbishop of Galveston-Houston (2006-present)
Elevated to cardinal: 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
(RNS photo courtesy Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston)
You forgot to mention another American Cardinal, Bernard Francis Law, who resigned as Archbishop of Boston just hours before state troopers arrived to present him grand jury papers concerning cover-ups of child abuse by his priests. Pope Benedict XVI, another priest who did nothing to stop child abuse when head of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly called the Inquisition), has rewarded Cardinal Law with a pension as archpriest emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, titular Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna, and the American Catholic church in Rome. Since the pope has also made him a member of the Roman Curia Cardinal Law enjoys diplomatic immunity from extradition.
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John Jones
You forgot to mention another American Cardinal, Bernard Francis Law, who resigned as Archbishop of Boston just hours before state troopers arrived to present him grand jury papers concerning cover-ups of child abuse by his priests. Pope Benedict XVI, another priest who did nothing to stop child abuse when head of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly called the Inquisition), has rewarded Cardinal Law with a pension as archpriest emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, titular Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna, and the American Catholic church in Rome. Since the pope has also made him a member of the Roman Curia Cardinal Law enjoys diplomatic immunity from extradition.
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