Justin Rigali


Justin Rigali
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
ArchdiocesePhiladelphia
AppointedJuly 15, 2003
InstalledOctober 7, 2003
RetiredJuly 19, 2011
PredecessorAnthony Bevilacqua
SuccessorCharles Chaput
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca
Episcopal Liaison to CMSWR[1]
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 25, 1961
by James Francis McIntyre
ConsecrationSeptember 14, 1985
by John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Achille Silvestrini
Created cardinalOctober 21, 2003
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Justin Francis Rigali

(1935-04-19) April 19, 1935 (age 89)
DenominationCatholic
MottoVerbum caro factum est
(The Word became flesh)
Styles of
Justin Francis Rigali
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeePhiladelphia (Emeritus)

Justin Francis Rigali (born April 19, 1935) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Following a sex abuse probe into the Catholic Church, Cardinal Rigali resigned in 2011.[2]

Rigali previously served as the Committee for Pro-Life Activities chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.[3]

  1. ^ "CMSWR - Home". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Cardinal Rigali resigns after abuse probe". BBC News. July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Rigali, Justin (July 18, 2008). "Letter from Justin Cardinal Rigali to Members of U.S. Congress". consciencelaws.org. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

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