Roger Mahony

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Mahony served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011. Before his appointment as Los Angeles archbishop, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno from 1975 to 1980 and as Bishop of Stockton from 1980 to 1985.

In 2011, Mahony retired because he reached the age of 75 and was replaced by José Horacio Gómez."Cardinal Roger Mahony passes leadership of L.A. Archdiocese to Jose Gomez" Retrieved: 2011-02-27.

References

Other websites

Mahony's blog
Archdiocese of Los Angeles website
Mahony's speech at the National Press Club , delivered May 25, 2000
"Called By God To Help", editorial by Mahony in The New York Times, published 2006-03-22
"Los Angeles Cardinal Hid Abuse, Files Show" New York Times, January 21, 2013

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