Raymond Leo Burke
|
His Eminence Raymond Leo Burke |
|
|---|---|
| Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
 |
|
| Appointed | November 8, 2014 |
| Predecessor | Paolo Sardi |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de' Goti |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | January 6, 1995 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | November 20, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 30, 1948 Richland Center, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Parents | Thomas and Marie Burke |
| Previous post |
|
| Alma mater | Holy Cross Seminary The Catholic University of America North American College Gregorian University |
| Motto | Secundum cor tuum (English: "After your own heart") |
| Coat of arms |  |
|
Styles of Raymond Leo Burke |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| Ordination history of Raymond Leo Burke | |
|---|---|
|
Priestly ordination
|
|
| Ordained by | Pope Paul VI |
| Date of ordination | June 29, 1975 |
|
Episcopal consecration
|
|
| Principal consecrator | Pope John Paul II |
| Co-consecrators | Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re, Jorge María Mejía |
| Date of consecration | January 6, 1995 |
|
Bishops consecrated by Raymond Leo Burke as principal consecrator
|
|
| Robert Finn | May 3, 2004 |
| Philip Tartaglia | November 20, 2005 |
| James Vann Johnston, Jr. | March 31, 2008 |
Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church and a leader of its conservative wing. He is an archbishop and the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri from 2003 to 2008, and as the bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin from 1995 to 2003.
Burke's previous position was Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which he held until November 2014. In recent years he has publicly clashed with Pope Francis, threatening to "formally correct" the Pope in relation to Amoris Laetitia. On September 26, 2015, the Vatican announced that Burke had been reappointed to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, from which he had been removed in December 2013, but not to his more influential positions on the Congregation for Bishops and the Apostolic Signatura. In 2016, he was removed as a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship.
As a prominent canon lawyer, Burke is often perceived as a voice of traditionalism and orthodoxy among prelates of the Catholic Church.
Burke was sidelined in February 6, 2017, as the Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta when Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu as his special delegate to the Order with exclusive responsibility for the duties normally exercised by the Patron. On February 21, Albrecht von Boeselager, the Order's Grand Chancellor, announced that Burke was officially suspended from the Patronage.
...
Wikipedia