Salvatore Cordileone


Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Archbishop Cordileone in 2016
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
AppointedJuly 27, 2012
InstalledOctober 4, 2012
PredecessorGeorge Hugh Niederauer
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 9, 1982
by Leo Thomas Maher
ConsecrationAugust 21, 2002
by Robert Brom, Raymond Leo Burke, Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Personal details
Born
Salvatore Joseph Cordileone

(1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 68)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoIn verbo Tuo
(In Thy word)
Styles of
Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (born June 5, 1956) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the Archbishop of San Francisco in California since 2012. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 2009 to 2012 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California from 2002 to 2009.

A traditional theologian, he is known for his willingness to celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (also known as Tridentine Mass).[1] Cordileone has become known for his outspoken opposition to same-sex marriage.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Finding What Should Never Have Been Lost: Priests and the Extraordinary Form – Catholic World Report". www.catholicworldreport.com.
  2. ^ O'Regan, Mary (January 28, 2013). "All our detractors can do is call us names". The Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (September 29, 2012). "San Francisco's New Archbishop Worries Gay Catholics". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2018.