Roger Mahony

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

His Eminence Roger Michael Mahony
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
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
Orders
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
Personal details
Birth name	Roger Michael Mahony
Born	(1936-02-27) February 27, 1936 Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Victor and Loretta Mahony
Previous post	Bishop of Stockton (1980–1985) Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno and Titular Bishop of Tamascani (1975–1980)
Motto	To reconcile God's people

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.

Other websites

• "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.