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His Eminence Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap. Biography
His Eminence Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap.
Occupation: cardinal, Archbishop
Born: Lakewood, Ohio, June 29, 1944
Education
Attended, St. Fidelis Seminary, Herman, Pennsylvania
Attended, Capuchin College, Washington
MA in Religious Education, Catholic University
PhD in Spanish & Portuguese, Catholic University, 1978
Career
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1970, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, 1970; professor Catholic University, Washington, 1969—1973; executive director, Centro Catolico Hispano Archdiocese of Washington, 1973—1978, episcopal vicar of priests serving Portuguese, Haitian & Hispanic communities, 1978-84; ordained bishop, 1984; coadjutor bishop Diocese of St. Thomas, 1984—1985, bishop, 1985—1992, Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, 1992—2002, Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, 2002—2003; archbishop Archdiocese of Boston, 2003—; elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, 2006; cardinal-priest S. Maria della Vittoria, 2006—
Memberships
Mem.: US Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops (chairman, Committee on Consecrated Life)
Religion
Roman Catholic
Family
Son of Theodore and Mary Louise O'Malley.
Address
Office: Archdiocese of Boston 66 Brooks Dr Braintree MA 02184-3839
A self-directed retreat for deacons in the Catholic Church designed to lead the deacon into silent adoration and deeper appropriation of his call from Christ to become a deacon.