Sean Patrick O'Malley

About Sean Patrick O'Malley

In 2003, he was named Archbishop of Boston by the Catholic Church as an American cardinal.

Seán Patrick O'Malley is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church serving as the Archbishop of Boston. O'Malley is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, commonly known as the Capuchins. O'Malley was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006. He was considered a papabile contender to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned on February 28, 2013, until Pope Francis was chosen on March 13, 2013. On April 13, 2013, Francis appointed O'Malley as one of eight cardinals of the Council of Cardinal Advisers to help the Pope govern the Catholic Church and reform its central administration. Since March 22, 2014, O'Malley has served as President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. On January 14, 2017, Francis appointed O'Malley to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Birth name	Patrick O'Malley
Ordination	August 29, 1970, by John Bernard McDowell
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Predecessor	Bernard Francis Law
Installed	July 30, 2003
Born	June 29, 1944, Lakewood, Ohio, US
Appointed	July 1, 2003
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands (1984–1985), Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands (1985–1992), Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River (1992–2002), Roman Catholic Bishop of Palm Beach (2002–2003)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Created Cardinal	March 24, 2006, by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Archdiocese	Boston
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria, Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers, President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Consecration	August 2, 1984, by Edward John Harper, James Aloysius Hickey, and Eugene Antonio Marino
Motto	Quodcumque dixerit facite ("Do whatever he says")
Alma mater	Catholic University of America

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Trivia

Pope Francis appointed him to an advisory board of 8 cardinals to help the Pope govern and reform the Catholic Church.

Sean Patrick O'Malley before fame

He was 26 years old when he was ordained a priest in 1970.

Achievement of Sean Patrick O'Malley

He was named to an advisory body of eight cardinals by Pope Francis to assist him in governing and reforming the Catholic Church.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Sean Patrick O'Malley family life

His siblings include a brother and a sister.

Associations of Sean Patrick O'Malley

In 2006, Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the rank of cardinal.

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