Seán Patrick O'Malley

Seán Patrick O'Malley   (born June 29, 1944) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the Archbishop of Boston. He became a cardinal in 2006. 

When Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, he was seen as a possible replacement. On April 13, 2013, Pope Francis appointed O'Malley as one of eight cardinals of the Council of Cardinal Advisers.Pope Francis Forms 8-Cardinal Advisory Board to Reform Catholic Church Anugrah Kumar. The Christian Post. April 14, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2015 

He was President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. On January 14, 2017, Francis appointed O'Malley to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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