ended consecration other_post created_cardinal_by article_title coat_of_arms birth_date title rank image name enthroned cardinal consecrated_by predecessor birth_place motto type ordained_by previous_post successor religion see ordination
june 2 , 2009 february 29 , 1976 cardinal priest of san pietro in montorio pope john paul ii james stafford
 coat of arms of james stafford.svg 26 july 1932 major penitentiary emeritus of the apostolic penitentiary cardinal-priest james cardinal stafford.jpeg james francis stafford october 4 , 2003 february 21 , 1998 william donald borders luigi de magistris baltimore , maryland , u.s. in word principium erat verbum in the beginning was the cardinal martin john o'connor president 1996 -- 2003 -rrb- archbishop of denver -lrb- 1986 -- of 1996 -rrb- bishop of memphis -lrb- 1982 -- 1986 -rrb- the auxiliary bishop of baltimore -lrb- 1976 -- 1982 -rrb- pontifical council for the laity -lrb- fortunato baldelli catholic -lrb- roman rite -rrb- denver -lrb- emeritus -rrb- december 15 , 1957
james stafford

james francis stafford -lrb- born july 26 , 1932 -rrb- is an american cardinal of the catholic church .
he served as major penitentiary of the apostolic penitentiary from 2003 to 2009 .
he previously served as president of the pontifical council for the laity -lrb- 1996 -- 2003 -rrb- , archbishop of denver -lrb- 1986 -- 1996 -rrb- , bishop of memphis -lrb- 1982 -- 1986 -rrb- , and auxiliary bishop of baltimore -lrb- 1976 -- 1982 -rrb- .
he was elevated to the cardinalate by pope john paul ii in 1998 .
