William H. Keeler
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His Eminence William Henry Keeler |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore | |
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| See | Baltimore |
| Appointed | April 11, 1989 |
| Installed | May 23, 1989 |
| Term ended | July 12, 2007 |
| Predecessor | William Donald Borders |
| Successor | Edwin Frederick O'Brien |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli |
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| Ordination | July 17, 1955 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | September 21, 1979 by Joseph Thomas Daley |
| Created Cardinal | November 26, 1994 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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March 4, 1931 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | March 23, 2017 (aged 86) Catonsville, Maryland |
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| Motto |
OPUS FAC EVANGELISTAE (Do The Work of an Evangelist) |
| Ordination history of William H. Keeler | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Joseph Thomas Daley |
| Date of consecration | September 21, 1979 |
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Bishops consecrated by William H. Keeler as principal consecrator
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| Gordon Bennett | March 3, 1998 |
| William Francis Malooly | March 1, 2001 |
| Mitchell T. Rozanski | August 21, 2004 |
| Michael Joseph Bransfield | February 22, 2005 |
| Denis J. Madden | August 24, 2005 |
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Styles of William Henry Keeler |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Baltimore (emeritus) |
William Henry Keeler (March 4, 1931 – March 23, 2017) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1994. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Keeler was President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1992 to 1995.
As Archbishop of Baltimore, Keeler was noted for his response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, choosing to publish the names of 57 priests who had been "credibly accused of child abuse." He led a restoration of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, one of two cathedrals in the archdiocese and the oldest in the United States, which was completely repaired and restored to near its original appearance by 2006. Keeler was also recognized for forming strong relationships with other religious groups, particularly those of the Jewish and Protestant faiths.
Keeler was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Thomas Love and Margaret (née Conway) Keeler. Both of his parents were of Irish descent. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where Keeler attended St. Mary School and Lebanon Catholic High School. Keeler was one of five children. Keeler's mother was a schoolteacher and the daughter of an Illinois farmer. She married his father, a steel-casting salesman, in 1930. Keeler was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Keeler received a BA from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, in 1952.
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