Daniel DiNardo


Daniel Nicholas DiNardo
Cardinal,
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
DiNardo in 2006
ArchdioceseGalveston-Houston
AppointedDecember 29, 2004
InstalledFebruary 28, 2006
PredecessorJoseph Fiorenza
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 16, 1977
by Vincent Martin Leonard
ConsecrationOctober 7, 1997
by Lawrence Donald Soens, Donald Wuerl, and Raymond Leo Burke
Created cardinalNovember 24, 2007
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo

(1949-05-23) May 23, 1949 (age 75)
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoAve crux spes unica
(Hail, o Cross, our only hope)
Styles of
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Ordination history of
Daniel DiNardo
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byLawrence Donald Soens (Bishop of Sioux City)
DateOctober 7, 1997
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Daniel DiNardo as principal consecrator
William MulveyMarch 25, 2010
George SheltzMay 2, 2012
Joseph StricklandNovember 28, 2012
Brendan J. CahillJune 29, 2015
David ToupsAugust 21, 2020
Italo Dell'OroJuly 2, 2021

Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (born May 23, 1949) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the second and current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas serving since 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City in Iowa from 1998 to 2004.

On November 12, 2013, DiNardo was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and on November 15, 2016, was elected president.[1]

DiNardo was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. He is the first cardinal from a diocese in the Southern United States.[2]

  1. ^ "Pope Praises Latinos, Immigrants in Remarks to US Church - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Dooley, Tara (November 26, 2007), "Unity of faith with pope among goals for archdiocese", Houston Chronicle, archived from the original on May 21, 2011, retrieved December 4, 2007