Seán Patrick O'Malley

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Archbishop Seán Patrick O'Malley OFMCap (2005)

Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley , OFM Cap (* 29. June 1944 in Lakewood , Ohio , as Patrick O'Malley ) is a Roman Catholic religious priests and Archbishop of Boston .

Life

After graduation O'Malley entered the Order of Capuchins and studied at St. Fidelis Seminary in Herman . At the age of 21 he made his profession on July 14, 1965 and was given the religious name Seán. O'Malley studied at the Capuchin Seminary in Washington philosophy and theology and received on August 29, 1970, through John Bernard McDowell the priesthood . After a master’s degree in religious education , he completed a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese literature . P. O'Malley taught from 1969 to 1973 as a professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC He founded the Centro Católico Hispano there , which is committed to the education, medical care and legal support of immigrants, and was from 1973 to 1978 its director. In addition, from 1978 to 1984 he was diocesan vicar for the Portuguese, Haitian and Spanish diocese members.

Episcopate

Cardinal O'Malley with US Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd from left)

On May 30, 1984, O'Malley was named coadjutor of the Bishop of Saint Thomas in the US Virgin Islands by Pope John Paul II . The episcopal ordination donated him on August 2, 1984 his predecessor Bishop Edward John Harper CSsR ; Co- consecrators were James Aloysius Hickey , Archbishop of Washington , and Eugene Antonio Marino SSJ , Auxiliary Bishop of Washington. After serving about a year as coadjutor, O'Malley became Bishop Edward John Harper's CSsR Bishop of St. Thomas after resigning from office. On June 16, 1992, he was named bishop of Fall River ; Transferred to the Bishop in Palm Beach , Florida on September 3, 2002 .

When Cardinal Bernard Francis Law resigned from office in the aftermath of the abuse incidents in the Archdiocese of Boston , Bishop O'Malley was appointed Archbishop of Boston by Pope John Paul II on July 1, 2003.

O'Malley is particularly committed to protecting unborn life and preventing sexual abuse . During his induction ceremony in Boston, O'Malley “again asked for forgiveness for all the suffering inflicted upon young people by clerics, religious and members of the Church hierarchy. The whole Catholic community is ashamed and suffering because of the pain and damage that has been inflicted on so many young people. ”He went on to say,“ We ​​ask for forgiveness from these sacrifices. ”To raise the demands of more than 75 million euros and the victims To be able to compensate, O'Malley sold, among other things, the archbishop's palace of the diocese of Boston.

According to an edition of the Corriere della Sera , O'Malley was considered one of the cardinals known as papabile at the 2013 conclave .

Coats of arms and honors

Cardinal coat of arms

The motto Bishop O'Malley comes from the Gospel of John: "Do what he tells you" ( Jn 2.5  EU ). His coat of arms is divided into three parts: The left half shows the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Boston. The right part shows the coat of arms of the O'Malley family below and the coat of arms of the Franciscan Order above, which shows a cross and the stigmata on the hands of St. Francis shows. The Maltese Cross and the Cruz de Cristo can be seen in the background of the coat of arms .

O'Malley has been a member of the Order of Malta since 1991 and in 1974 he received the Order of Infante Dom Henrique (Heinrich the Navigator), which is why he is allowed to wear their symbols in the coat of arms. In June 2016 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique .

Pope Benedict XVI accepted him in the consistory of March 24, 2006 as cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the college of cardinals .

Seán Patrick O'Malley is Grand Prior of the Northeastern Lieutenancy (United States) of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .

Roman Curia

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal O'Malley to serve on the Council of Cardinals in April 2013 . This group, consisting of nine cardinals, is supposed to advise the Pope in the direction of the universal Church. With a view to reforming the Curia, the Council of Cardinals should prepare changes to the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus , which regulates the organization of the Curia. The cardinals meet at regular intervals.

O'Malley is the President of the Vatican's 2014 Child Protection Commission , the creation of which was suggested by the Council of Cardinals.

In addition, Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley is a member of the following congregations and councils of the Roman Curia :

Web links

Commons : Seán Patrick O'Malley  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Cardinal Seán , Archdiocese of Boston, March 11, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ His Eminence Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, OFMCap. Biography , Catholic Directory, March 11, 2013 (English)
  3. ↑ quoted from Dirk Ansorge: “Forgive us our debts!” Confession of guilt and requests for forgiveness from Pope John Paul II in the Holy Year 2000. In: IKaZ 42 (2013), 460–470, here 460. Ansorge translated from: Francis Sullivan: Do the sins of its Members affect the Holiness of the Church? In: In God's hands. Essays on the Church and ecumensim in honor of Miachel A Fahey SJ. Leuven et al. a. 2006, pp. 247–268, here p. 247.
  4. ↑ corriere.it , accessed March 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Coat of Arms and Episcopal Motto. In: http://www.bostoncatholic.org/ . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
  6. ↑ http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1
  7. ^ A Brief History of the Northeastern Lieutenancy on the Occasion of its Silver Jubilee ( Memento October 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , accessed on January 21, 2012
  8. ^ Communicato della Segretaria di Stato. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 (Italian, with English translation).
  9. ^ The group of cardinals advises the Pope on reforming the Curia. Vatican Radio, April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 .
  10. ^ Vatican Radio: Next meeting of the Council of Cardinals , October 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Pr: Child Protection Commission: Above all lay people, many women. In: Vatican Radio . December 17, 2014, accessed January 7, 2015 .
  12. ^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 14, 2017, accessed January 14, 2017 (Italian).
  13. ↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Bolletino. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, June 9, 2014, accessed June 10, 2014 (Italian).
  14. ↑ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per la Famiglia , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of September 30, 2009.
predecessor Office successor
Edward John Harper Bishop of Saint Thomas
1985–1992 		Elliot Griffin Thomas
Daniel Anthony Cronin Bishop of Fall River
1992–2002 		George William Coleman
Anthony Joseph O'Connell Bishop of Palm Beach
2002–2003 		Gerald Michael Barbarito
Bernard Francis Cardinal Law Archbishop of Boston
since 2003 		---
Bernard Francis Cardinal Law Croix de l Ordre du Saint-Sepulcre.svg Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Northeastern (USA) of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
since 2003 		---
personal data
SURNAME O'Malley, Seán Patrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Malley OFMCap, Seán P .; O'Malley OFMCap, Seán Patrick Cardinal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American religious, Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Lakewood , Ohio