Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | |
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| Archbishop of San Francisco | |
 Archbishop Cordileone in 2016 | |
| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Appointed | July 27, 2012 |
| Installed | October 4, 2012 |
| Predecessor | George Hugh Niederauer |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 9, 1982 by Leo Thomas Maher |
| Consecration | August 21, 2002 by Robert Brom, Raymond Leo Burke, Gilbert Espinosa Chávez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salvatore Joseph Cordileone June 5, 1956 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | In verbo Tuo (In Thy word) |
| Styles of Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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]
- ^ "Finding What Should Never Have Been Lost: Priests and the Extraordinary Form – Catholic World Report". www.catholicworldreport.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (September 29, 2012). "San Francisco's New Archbishop Worries Gay Catholics". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2018.