Justin Rigali | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia | |
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| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Appointed | July 15, 2003 |
| Installed | October 7, 2003 |
| Retired | July 19, 2011 |
| Predecessor | Anthony Bevilacqua |
| Successor | Charles Chaput |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca Episcopal Liaison to CMSWR[1] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 25, 1961 by James Francis McIntyre |
| Consecration | September 14, 1985 by John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Achille Silvestrini |
| Created cardinal | October 21, 2003 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Justin Francis Rigali April 19, 1935 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Motto | Verbum caro factum est (The Word became flesh) |
| Styles of Justin Francis Rigali | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Philadelphia (Emeritus) |
Justin Francis Rigali (born April 19, 1935) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Following a sex abuse probe into the Catholic Church, Cardinal Rigali resigned in 2011.[2]
Rigali previously served as the Committee for Pro-Life Activities chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.[3]
- ^ "CMSWR - Home". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Cardinal Rigali resigns after abuse probe". BBC News. July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Rigali, Justin (July 18, 2008). "Letter from Justin Cardinal Rigali to Members of U.S. Congress". consciencelaws.org. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved October 5, 2022.