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Seán Patrick O'Malley
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Roman Catholic cardinal
Key facts
- 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 posts
- Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria , Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers
- Previous posts
- Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands (1984–1985) Bishop of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands (1985–1992) Bishop of Fall River (1992–2002) Bishop of Palm Beach (2002–2003) Archbishop of Boston (2003–2024) President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (2014–2025)
- 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
- Born
- Patrick O'Malley , ( 1944-06-29 ) June 29, 1944 (age 81) , Lakewood, Ohio , US
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Alma mater
- Catholic University of America
- Motto
- Quodcumque dixerit facite , ("Do whatever He says")
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lakewood
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- coadjutor bishop
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- Seán Patrick O'Malley (cropped).jpg
- Motto
- Quodcumque Dixerit Facite
- Religious order
- Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
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Encyclopedic overview
Seán Patrick O'Malley OFM Cap (born June 29, 1944) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Boston from 2003 to 2024 and president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors from 2014 to 2025. He is also a founding member of the Council of Cardinals, formed by Pope Francis in 2013. A member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, he was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.
O'Malley was previously 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 there as coadjutor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seán Patrick O'Malley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.