His Excellency, The Most Reverend William Francis Malooly |
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Bishop of Wilmington | |
Archdiocese | Baltimore |
Diocese | Wilmington |
Appointed | July 7, 2008 |
Installed | September 8, 2008 |
Predecessor | Michael Saltarelli |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 9, 1970 by Thomas Austin Murphy |
Consecration | March 1, 2001 by William Henry Keeler, William Donald Borders, and William Clifford Newman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland |
January 18, 1944
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Previous post |
Titular Bishop of Flumenzer (2001–2008) Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (2001-2008) |
Motto | REJOICE IN THE LORD |
Styles of William Francis Malooly |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
William Francis Malooly (born January 18, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware.
William Francis Malooly, who is known better as Francis Malooly or W. Francis Malooly, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended St. Ursula School in Parkville before entering St. Charles College in Catonsville and later St. Mary's Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Malooly was ordained to the priesthood by his uncle, Bishop Thomas Austin Murphy, on May 9, 1970, and then did pastoral work in Texas, Maryland and Baltimore.
Malooly was Associate Administrator, and later Administrator, of the CYO Retreat House in Sparks from 1981 to 1984. He was then made Director of Clergy Personnel (1984) and chancellor and vicar general (1989) for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In 1990, he was raised to the rank of an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness. In April 1999, he was awarded the President's Medal by St. Mary's Seminary and University.