Cardinal Roger Mahony
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His Eminence Roger Michael Mahony |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles | |
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| Diocese | Los Angeles |
| See | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | 12 July 1985 |
| Installed | 5 September 1985 |
| Term ended | 1 March 2011 |
| Predecessor | Timothy Manning |
| Successor | José Horacio Gómez |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati |
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| Ordination | 1 May 1962 by Aloysius Joseph Willinger |
| Consecration | 19 March 1975 by Hugh Aloysius Donohoe |
| Created Cardinal | 28 June 1991 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Roger Michael Mahony |
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27 February 1936 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Victor and Loretta Mahony |
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| Motto | To reconcile God's people |
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| Ordination history of Roger Mahony | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (Fresno) |
| Date of consecration | March 19, 1975 |
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Bishops consecrated by Roger Mahony as principal consecrator
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| George Patrick Ziemann | February 23, 1987 |
| Armando Xavier Ochoa | February 23, 1987 |
| Carl Anthony Fisher | February 23, 1987 |
| Sylvester Donovan Ryan | May 31, 1990 |
| Stephen Edward Blaire | May 31, 1990 |
| Joseph Martin Sartoris | March 19, 1994 |
| Thomas John Curry | March 19, 1994 |
| Gabino Zavala | March 19, 1994 |
| George Hugh Niederauer | January 25, 1995 |
| Gerald Eugene Wilkerson | January 21, 1998 |
| Edward William Clark | March 26, 2001 |
| Oscar A. Solis | February 10, 2004 |
| Alexander Salazar | November 4, 2004 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who 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 from 1980 to 1985.
Born in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles and raised in the city's San Fernando Valley area, Mahony was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno in 1962. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in January 1975 and consecrated bishop in March 1975. He was then appointed in 1980. In 1985, Mahony was appointed Archbishop of Los Angeles by Pope John Paul II, and became the first Los Angeles native to hold the office. He was created a cardinal in 1991 by Pope John Paul II, and as such voted in the papal conclaves that elected Popes Benedict XVI and Francis.
During his tenure as Los Angeles archbishop, Mahony was instrumental in dividing the archdiocese into five administrative subdivisions and in guiding the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which opened in September 2002. He has also been an instrumental figure in working to resolve the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, dismissing a dozen priests in 2002, developing new policies to prevent abuse, making a formal apology and issuing a report that described cases in detail. In 2007, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles apologized for abuses by priests and announced its record-breaking settlement with 508 victims worth $660 million.
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