Seán Patrick O'Malley
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Seán Patrick O'Malley OFM Cap (born June 29, 1944) is an American Catholic prelate who currently serves as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Boston, having served as its metropolitan archbishop from 2003 to 2024. A member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, he was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.
Seán Patrick O'Malley | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop-emeritus and Apostolic Administrator of Boston | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Boston |
Appointed | July 1, 2003 |
Installed | July 30, 2003 |
Retired | August 5, 2024 |
Predecessor | Bernard Francis Law |
Successor | Richard Henning |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors |
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Ordination | August 29, 1970 by John Bernard McDowell |
Consecration | August 2, 1984 by Edward John Harper, James Aloysius Hickey, and Eugene Antonio Marino |
Created cardinal | March 24, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Patrick O'Malley (1944-06-29) June 29, 1944 (age 80) Lakewood, Ohio, US |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
Motto | Quodcumque dixerit facite ("Do whatever He says") |
Styles of Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap | |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence[1][2] |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Upon its creation in 2013, O'Malley was made a member of the Council of Cardinals, formed by Pope Francis to help him govern the Catholic Church and reform its central administration. In March 2014, he became a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. He became its president in December 2014 and continues to hold that position despite reaching the mandatory retirement age for Curial assignments.
O'Malley was Bishop of Palm Beach from 2002 to 2003, Bishop of Fall River from 1992 to 2002, and Bishop of Saint Thomas from 1985 to 1992, after more than a year as coadjutor there.