Edwin Frederick O'Brien


Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Cardinal O'Brien in 2012
Church
AppointedMarch 15, 2012
RetiredDecember 8, 2019
PredecessorJohn Patrick Foley
SuccessorFernando Filoni
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1965
by Francis Spellman
ConsecrationMarch 25, 1996
by John Joseph O'Connor
Created cardinalFebruary 18, 2012
by Benedict XVI
Rank
Personal details
Born (1939-04-08) April 8, 1939 (age 85)
MottoPastores dabo vobis
(Latin for 'I will give you shepherds') Jeremiah 3:15
Ordination history of
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFrancis Joseph Spellman
DateMay 29, 1965
PlaceSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Joseph O'Connor
Co-consecrators
DateMarch 25, 1996
PlaceSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Cardinalate
Elevated byBenedict XVI
DateFebruary 18, 2012
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Edwin Frederick O'Brien as principal consecrator
John Joseph Kaising2000
Richard Brendan Higgins2004
Joseph Walter Estabrook2004
Source(s):Catholic-Hierarchy.org[2]
Styles of
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBaltimore (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.

  1. ^ "Cardinals Created by Benedict XVI (2012)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hierarchy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).