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)

(RNS2-MAY13) Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco was named Friday (May 13) as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. See RNS-LEVADA-VATICAN, transmitted May 13, 2005. Photo courtesy Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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Sally Morrow joined Religion News Service in March 2012 as Photo/Multimedia Editor. She is a photographer and editor based in Kansas City, Mo. Morrow has worked as a multimedia editor and photographer at Newsday, The Des Moines Register, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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