Donald Wuerl

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His Eminence Donald William Wuerl
Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Wuerl
Archdiocese	Washington
Appointed	May 16, 2006
Installed	June 22, 2006
Predecessor	Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Chancellor of the Catholic University of America
Orders
Ordination	December 17, 1966 by Francis Frederick Reh
Consecration	January 6, 1986 by John Paul II, Agostino Casaroli, and Bernardin Gantin
Created Cardinal	November 20, 2010 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Donald William Wuerl
Born	November 12, 1940 (age 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of Pittsburgh (1988–2006) Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum (1985–1988) Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (1985–1988)
Motto	THY KINGDOM COME

Styles of Donald William Wuerl
Reference style	His Eminence The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

[show]Ordination history of Donald Wuerl

Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the sixth Archbishop of Washington, serving since 2006. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (1986–87) and Bishop of Pittsburgh (1988–2006). He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
  • 1.1 Early career
• 2 Episcopal career
  • 2.1 Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
  • 2.2 Bishop of Pittsburgh
  • 2.3 Archbishop of Washington
  • 2.4 Commitment to priestly formation
  • 2.5 Elevation to College of Cardinals
• 3 Public positions
  • 3.1 Child abuse zero tolerance
  • 3.2 Religion and politics
  • 3.3 Response to Dominus Iesus
  • 3.4 Response to Summorum pontificum
• 4 Bibliography
  • 4.1 Pastoral letters as Archbishop of Washington
• 5 See also
• 6 References
  • 6.1 Sources
• 7 External links
• 8 Episcopal succession