Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Chancellor of the Catholic University of America
Orders
Ordination
December 17, 1966 by Francis Frederick Reh
Consecration
January 6, 1986 by John Paul II, Agostino Casaroli, and Bernardin Gantin
Created cardinal
November 20, 2010 by Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Donald William Wuerl
(1940-11-12) November 12, 1940 (age 83)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Denomination
Catholic Church
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Pittsburgh (1988–2006)
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum (1986–1988)
Motto
Thy kingdom come
Coat of arms
Styles of Donald William Wuerl
Reference style
His Eminence
The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Ordination history of Donald Wuerl
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by
John Paul II
Date
January 6, 1986
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Donald Wuerl as principal consecrator
William J. Winter
February 13, 1989
Thomas Joseph Tobin
December 27, 1992
David Zubik
April 6, 1997
Paul J. Bradley
February 2, 2005
Herbert Bevard
September 3, 2008
Barry Christopher Knestout
December 29, 2008
Mario E. Dorsonville
April 20, 2015
Roy Edward Campbell
April 21, 2017
Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate, a cardinal, of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 2006 to 2018. He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to serve as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle (1986–1987), and bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1988–2006). Pope Benedict XVI named Wuerl as archbishop of Washington and made him a cardinal in 2010.
Wuerl is widely viewed as a theological moderate, and is well known in the church for his ability to forge consensus between different factions. Questions arose in 2018 of whether Wuerl had adequately dealt with allegations of sexual abuse under his jurisdiction. A 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report criticized how he handled sexual abuse cases during his time as bishop in Pittsburgh. Wuerl has denied mishandling the cases. There were additional accusations that Wuerl, despite initially denying it, was aware of sexual abuse accusations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, his predecessor in Washington. On October 12, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Wuerl's resignation as archbishop of Washington. Wuerl remained in charge of the archdiocese as its apostolic administrator until Pope Francis appointed his successor, Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory, in 2019.
Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate, a cardinal, of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of...
blessing from Pope Francis, and people in attendance included Cardinal DonaldWuerl, musician CeCe Winans, Senate Chaplain Barry Black, Washington, D.C....
director of St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1989. Bishop DonaldWuerl appointed Zubik as diocesan director of clergy personnel in 1991. He...
of 75, and appointed DonaldWuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh, as the 6th Archbishop of Washington, DC. From May 16, 2006, until Wuerl's installation on June...
6th-century Rabboula Maronite manuscript, and was donated by Cardinal DonaldWuerl. The chapel was formally consecrated by Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour...
part of the tomb of Pope Julius II. Following the death of Pio Laghi, DonaldWuerl became the Cardinal-Priest in 2010. Housed in the adjacent ex-convent...
went to see the then Bishop of Pittsburgh, DonaldWuerl, to request the assistance of the Diocese. Wuerl would assign management of the case to Father...
of John Paul I. Inside the conclave were three non-cardinals. One was DonaldWuerl who, as secretary to the frail Cardinal John Wright, was allowed inside...
North Catholic High School for the 2013–2014 school year after Cardinal DonaldWuerl. On September 10, 2018, Dayton Daily News revealed that school officials...
Canon Law (1988–1990). On July 1, 1989, Hebda was ordained by Bishop DonaldWuerl as a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He then held the following...
August 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Washington Post: Donald W. Wuerl, "Archbishop DonaldWuerl on D.C.'s same-sex marriage bill", November 22, 2009,...
consecration on October 7, 1997, from Bishop Lawrence Soens, with Bishops DonaldWuerl and Raymond Burke serving as co-consecrators, in the Church of the Nativity...
ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington by Cardinal DonaldWuerl. Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick provided Campbell with an exemption...
Something More Pastoral: The Mission of Bishop, Archbishop, and Cardinal DonaldWuerl (co-author with Ann Rodgers) (2015), ISBN 978-0-6925-8742-3 Keeping Mary...
Evangelists, was donated, installed and was solemnly attended by Cardinal DonaldWuerl at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C...
until 2002, when he was appointed as chaplain at a retirement home. DonaldWuerl, Bevilacqua's successor as bishop, withdrew Karabin's appointment and...
justice and service, parish life and youth ministry. In 2006, Cardinal DonaldWuerl appointed Fisher as vicar for clergy and secretary for ministerial leadership...
States, within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. It was established by Bishop DonaldWuerl in 1989 as the merger of former all-girl parish high schools of Sacred...
II named Reverend DonaldWuerl in January 1986 as an auxiliary bishop in Seattle. Unknown to Hunthausen, the pope had given Wuerl special powers to override...
Windsor Village United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas Archbishop DonaldWuerl, Roman Catholic Diocese of Washington – a prayer for the nation Episcopal...
Barack Obama's speech on campus. In May 2012, Washington's Archbishop DonaldWuerl criticized the university for inviting pro-abortion rights Kathleen Sebelius...
child safeguarding", withdrew from the WMOF. On August 18, Cardinal DonaldWuerl, due to address the conference, also pulled out. Although organizers...
that "Cardinal Re has approved my moving to a parish and my Archbishop [DonaldWuerl] has been great in beginning to work that out". He also stated that he...
from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017. "Wuerl Card. Donald William". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September...
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