Seán Patrick O'Malley
Roman Catholic cardinal
Seán Patrick O'Malley OFM Cap GCIH (born June 29, 1944) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the Archbishop of Boston. He became a cardinal in 2006.
When Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, he was seen as a possible replacement.[1] On April 13, 2013, Pope Francis appointed O'Malley as one of eight cardinals of the Council of Cardinal Advisers.[2]
He was President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.[3] On January 14, 2017, Francis appointed O'Malley to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[4]
References
change- ↑ Smith-Spark, Laura; Greene, Richard Allen; Rivers, Dan (12 March 2013). "No winner in first vote to elect new pope". CNN.
- ↑ Pope Francis Forms 8-Cardinal Advisory Board to Reform Catholic Church Anugrah Kumar. The Christian Post. April 14, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2015
- ↑ "Members". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ O'Connell, Gerard (14 January 2017). "Pope Appoints Cardinal O'Malley as Member of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith". americamagazine.org. Retrieved 14 January 2017.