Edwin Frederick O'Brien | |
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Appointed | March 15, 2012 |
Retired | December 8, 2019 |
Predecessor | John Patrick Foley |
Successor | Fernando Filoni |
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Ordination | May 29, 1965 by Francis Spellman |
Consecration | March 25, 1996 by John Joseph O'Connor |
Created cardinal | February 18, 2012 by Benedict XVI |
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Born | Bronx, New York, US | April 8, 1939
Motto | Pastores dabo vobis (Latin for 'I will give you shepherds') Jeremiah 3:15 |
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Source(s):Catholic-Hierarchy.org[2] |
Styles of Edwin Frederick O'Brien | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Baltimore (Emeritus) |
Edwin Frederick O'Brien (born April 8, 1939) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2012 and headed the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from 2011 to 2019.
O'Brien served as archbishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2007 to 2011 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, from 1997 to 2007. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1996 to 1997.
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