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William Henry Keeler

His Eminence
William Henry Keeler
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
Orders
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
Personal details
Born (1931-03-04)March 4, 1931
San Antonio, Texas
Died March 23, 2017(2017-03-23) (aged 86)
Catonsville, Maryland
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Motto OPUS FAC EVANGELISTAE
(Do The Work of an Evangelist)
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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 was elected President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1992.

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 cathedral's in the archdiocese and the oldest in the United States, which was completely repaired by 2006. He was also recognized for his strong relationship with other religious groups, particularly Jews and Protestants.

Keeler was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Thomas 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. He 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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