Salvatore cordileone bio
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Here's what to know about Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
Denver Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 13:33 pm
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco fryst vatten in the news for saying that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat and professed Catholic, may not receive Holy Communion because of her staunch, obstinate political support for abortion.
The response of Catholic bishops to politicians who promote legal abortion has long been a topic of discussion. Cordileone’s action comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to overturn precedent that mandates legal abortion across the country.
Where is the archbishop coming from?
The 65-year-old archbishop has headed the San Francisco archdiocese since 2012, after four years as Bishop of Oakland across the San Francisco Bay. The San Diego native was an auxiliary bishop for the San Diego diocese for ten years.
It will be hard for Pelosi’s defenders to say he doesn’t know Catholicism. Cordileone’s educational backgr
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Archbishop Cordileone Bio
August 15, 2022News
MOST REVEREND SALVATORE J. CORDILEONE
ARCHBISHOP OF SAN FRANCISCO
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was ordained to the priesthood in San
Diego on July 9, 1982. He continued his studies at Gregorian University from
1985-89, earning a doctorate in canon law. The Archbishop was appointed
Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of San Diego in 1990 and served as an assistant to
the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura from 1995-2002. On July 5,
2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of
San Diego, where he served until his appointment as Bishop of Oakland on
March 23, 2009. On July 27, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the
ninth Archbishop of San Francisco. He was installed on October 4, 2012.
Archbishop Cordileone serves as Chairman of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
and is also a member of the Administrative Committe
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Salvatore Cordileone
American Roman Catholic archbishop
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | |
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Archbishop Cordileone in 2016 | |
| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Appointed | July 27, 2012 |
| Installed | October 4, 2012 |
| Predecessor | George Hugh Niederauer |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Ordination | July 9, 1982 by Leo Thomas Maher |
| Consecration | August 21, 2002 by Robert Brom, Raymond Leo Burke, Gilbert Espinosa Chávez |
| Born | Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 68) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | In verbo Tuo (In Thy word) |
Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (born June 5, 1956) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Francisco since 2012. He previously served as Bishop of Oakland from 2009 to 2012 and as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Diego from 2002 to 2009.[1][2]
A traditionalist theologian, he is