Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Washington, and has appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, as his successor.

Jan 6, 2025 · Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, retires as archbishop of Washington and is succeeded by San Diego Cardinal Robert W. McElroy.

Jan 6, 2025 · In a surprising move by Pope Francis, he accepts the resignation of Cardinal Wilton Gregory. Gregory, 77, led the Archdiocese of Washington, DC for the last six years after serving fifteen years prior in Atlanta as Catholicism was growing from 2002 to 2012.

Jan 6, 2025 · Statement of Cardinal Wilton Gregory “This morning Pope Francis announced that he has accepted my resignation as Archbishop of Washington and has named as my successor Robert Cardinal McElroy, until now the Bishop of San Diego.

Jan 6, 2025 · Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed Archbishop of Washington, one of the most important Catholic dioceses in the United States. He succeeds Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the Church’s first and only African-American cardinal.

Jan 6, 2025 · After accepting the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington by Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory, Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, who has led the diocese of San Diego since March 2015, as the new Metropolitan Archbishop.

Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington on Monday, replacing Cardinal Wilton Gregory. In appointing the 70-year-old Cardinal McElroy, Francis...

1 day ago · SAN DIEGO — After almost a decade as the Diocese of San Diego’s shepherd, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has been appointed to lead a new flock. It was announced Jan. 6 that Pope Francis was sending Cardinal McElroy to the nation’s capital as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. He succeeds Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory,...

Jan 6, 2025 · The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from Stanford, succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, whose...

Jan 6, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Washington, and has appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, as his successor.