NEWS SIDEBAR: Snapshots of U.S. Cardinals Who Will Vote for the Next Pope

c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Following are snapshots of the 11 American cardinals who will have a vote in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. Technically, each man is eligible to be elected, although most church observers doubt the church would ever elect an American pope. William Baum, former major penitentiary and […]

c. 2005 Religion News Service

(UNDATED) Following are snapshots of the 11 American cardinals who will have a vote in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. Technically, each man is eligible to be elected, although most church observers doubt the church would ever elect an American pope.


William Baum, former major penitentiary and archbishop of Washington

_ age: 78

_ born: Nov. 21, 1926 in Dallas

_ education: North American College (Rome)

_ ordained a priest: 1951 in Kansas City, Mo.

_ posts held: bishop of Springfield-Giradeau, Mo., 1970-1973; archbishop of Washington, 1973-1980; prefect of Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, 1980-1990; major penitentiary, 1990-2001.

_ elevated to cardinal: 1976 by Pope Paul VI

Edward Egan, archbishop of New York

_ age: 73

_ born: April 2, 1932 in Oak Park, Ill.

_ education: St. Mary of the Lake Seminary (Mundelein, Ill.), Pontifical Gregorian University, North American College (Rome)

_ ordained a priest: 1957 in Rome

_ posts held: judge on the Sacred Roman Rota (Vatican Appeals Court), 1971-1985; auxiliary bishop of New York, 1985-1988; bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., 1988-2000; archbishop of New York, 2000-present.

_ elevated to cardinal: 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Francis George, archbishop of Chicago

_ age: 68

_ born: Jan. 16, 1937 in Chicago

_ education: St. Henry’s Preparatory Seminary (Belleville, Ill.), Catholic University (Washington), University of Ottawa, Tulane University (New Orleans), Pontifical Urban University (Rome).

_ ordained a priest: 1963 in Chicago

_ posts held: philosophy professor, Creighton University, 1970-1973; regional and international leader of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, 1973-1986; bishop of Yakima, Wash., 1990-1996; archbishop of Portland, Ore., 1996-1997; archbishop of Chicago, 1997-present.

_ elevated to cardinal: 1998 by Pope John Paul II

William Keeler, archbishop of Baltimore

_ age: 74

_ born: March 4, 1931 in San Antonio

_ education: Gregorian University and North American College (Rome)

_ ordained a priest: 1955 in Harrisburg, Pa.

_ posts held: auxiliary bishop of Harrisburg, 1979-1983; bishop of Harrisburg, 1983-1989; archbishop of Baltimore, 1989-present

_ elevated to cardinal: 1994 by Pope John Paul II

Bernard Law, former archbishop of Boston

_ age: 73

_ born: Nov. 4, 1931 in Torreon, Mexico

_ seminary: Pontifical College Josephinum (Columbus, Ohio)

_ ordained a priest: 1961 in Natchez-Jackson, Miss.

_ posts held: diocesan newspaper editor, 1961-1966; bishop of Springfield-Cape Giradeau, Mo., 1973-1984; archbishop of Boston, 1984-2002; archpriest of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, 2004-present.

_ elevated to cardinal: 1985 by Pope John Paul II

Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles

_ age: 69

_ born: Feb. 27, 1936 in Hollywood, Calif.

_ education: Catholic University (Washington); St. John’s Seminary (Camarillo, Calif.).

_ ordained a priest: 1962 in Monterey, Calif.

_ posts held: pastoral and diocesan work, 1962-1975; auxiliary bishop of Fresno, Calif., 1975-1980; bishop of Stockton, Calif., 1980-1985; archbishop of Los Angeles, 1985-present.


_ elevated to cardinal: 1991 by Pope John Paul II

Adam Maida, archbishop of Detroit

_ age: 75

_ born: March 18, 1930 in East Vandergrift, Pa.

_ education: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pa.); Duquesne University School of Law (Pittsburgh); Pontifical Lateran University (Rome); St. Mary’s Seminary (Baltimore).

_ ordained a priest: 1956 in Pittsburgh

_ posts held: pastoral work and law professor in Pittsburgh, 1956-1983; bishop of Green Bay, Wisc., 1983-1990; archbishop of Detroit, 1990-present

_ elevated to cardinal: 1994 by Pope John Paul II

Theodore McCarrick, archbishop of Washington

_ age: 74

_ born: July 7, 1930 in New York

_ education: St. Joseph’s Seminary (Yonkers, N.Y.); Catholic University (Washington)

_ ordained a priest: 1958 in New York

_ posts held: college professor, 1961-1969; secretary to Cardinal Terence Cook in New York, 1971-1977; auxiliary bishop of New York, 1977-1981; bishop of Metuchen, N.J., 1981-1986; archbishop of Newark, N.J., 1986-2000; archbishop of Washington, 2001-present.

_ elevated to cardinal: 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Justin Rigali, archbishop of Philadelphia

_ age: 69

_ born: April 19, 1935 in Los Angeles

_ education: Catholic University (Washington); Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome); St. John’s Seminary (Camarillo, Calif.)

_ ordained a priest: 1961 in Los Angeles

_ posts held: Vatican diplomatic corps, 1964-1985; named a bishop in 1985; various Vatican posts, 1985-1994; archbishop of St. Louis, 1994-2003; archbishop of Philadelphia, 2003-present

_ elevated to cardinal: 2003 by Pope John Paul II

James Stafford, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and Major Penitentiary; former archbishop of Denver

_ age: 72

_ born: July 26, 1932 in Baltimore

_ education: Catholic University (Washington); Pontifical Gregorian University and Gregorian University (Rome).

_ ordained a priest: 1957 in Rome

_ posts held: pastoral work in Baltimore, 1958-1976; auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, 1976-1982; bishop of Memphis, Tenn., 1983-1986; archbishop of Denver, 1986-1996; president, Pontifical Council for the Laity, 1996-2003; Major Penitentiary, 2003-present.


_ elevated to cardinal: 1998 by Pope John Paul II

Edmund Szoka, president of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and former archbishop of Detroit

_ age: 77

_ born: Sept. 14, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

_ education: St. John’s Seminary (Plymouth, Mich.); Pontifical Urban University (Rome)

_ ordained a priest: 1954 in Marquette, Wisc.

_ posts held: pastoral and administrative work, 1954-1971; bishop of Gaylord, Mich., 1971-1981; archbishop of Detroit, 1981-1990; president of Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See, 1990-1997; president of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, 1997-present

_ elevated to cardinal: 1997 by Pope John Paul II.

Ineligible due to age:

_ Cardinal Avery Dulles, Fordham University

_ Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, former archbishop of Philadelphia

JM/KRE END ECKSTROM

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