Roger Mahony
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Roger Michael Mahony | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles | |
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Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
Appointed | July 12, 1985 |
Installed | September 5, 1985 |
Term ended | March 1, 2011 |
Predecessor | Timothy Manning |
Successor | José Horacio Gómez |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati |
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Ordination | May 1, 1962 by Aloysius Joseph Willinger |
Consecration | March 19, 1975 by Hugh Aloysius Donohoe, William Robert Johnson, and John Stephen Cummins |
Created cardinal | June 28, 1991 by John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Birth name | Roger Michael Mahony |
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 27, 1936
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Victor and Loretta Mahony |
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Motto | To reconcile God’s people |
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Mahony served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011. Before his appointment as Los Angeles archbishop, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno from 1975 to 1980 and as Bishop of Stockton from 1980 to 1985.
In 2011, Mahony retired because he reached the age of 75 and was replaced by José Horacio Gómez.[1]
References
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change- "Mahony Card. Roger Michael". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- Mahony's blog
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles website
- Mahony's speech at the National Press Club Archived 2020-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, delivered May 25, 2000
- "Called By God To Help", editorial by Mahony in The New York Times, published 2006-03-22
- "Los Angeles Cardinal Hid Abuse, Files Show" New York Times, January 21, 2013
- Landsberg, Mitchell (February 23, 2011). "Roger Mahony leaves a mixed legacy: Once seen as a possible candidate for pope, the cardinal's career was derailed by the church sex scandal". Los Angeles Times.