Robert Walter McElroy | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of San Diego | |
.jpg) McElroy in 2022 | |
| Church | |
| Diocese | San Diego |
| Appointed | March 23, 2015 |
| Installed | April 15, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Cirilo Flores |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (2022–present) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 12, 1980 by John Raphael Quinn |
| Consecration | September 7, 2010 by George Hugh Niederauer |
| Created cardinal | August 27, 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1954 San Francisco, California |
| Education | |
| Motto | Dignitatis humanae (Latin for 'Of the dignity of the human person') |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
| Styles of Robert Walter McElroy | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Robert Walter McElroy (born February 5, 1954) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California since 2015.
McElroy was educated by the Sulpicians at St. Joseph High School Seminary and St. Patrick Seminary in California, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1980. He later received advance theological degrees from Santa Clara University and the Pontifical Gregorian University and has written articles for America, the official magazine of the Jesuits in the United States. Pope Francis created him a cardinal on August 27, 2022.[1]
- ^ Stone, Chris (August 28, 2022). "Robert McElroy Becomes San Diego's First Cardinal, With Vision Akin to Pope". Times of San Diego. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.