CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
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AUGUST 2, 2012
SPECIAL EDITION | VOL. 14 NO. 23
OUR NEXT ARCHBISHOP
Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop-designate of San Francisco
AT A GLANCE: ARCHBISHOP-DESIGNATE SALVATORE CORDILEONE His father, a fisherman of Sicilian descent, was born and baptized in San Francisco. Friends call him “prayerful,” “holy,” organized and detail-oriented. San Diego auxiliary bishop for seven years, Oakland bishop since 2009 Has doctorate in canon law
Served Vatican’s highest court in Rome from 1995-2002 Chairman of U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage Fluent in Spanish, has worked with immigrants in Calexico, San Diego, Oakland “A consistent ethic of life” is key teaching theme