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Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 2019 to 2025. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2020, the first of African-American descent.
The archbishop of Washington, D.C., made history on Saturday by becoming the first African-American cardinal of the Catholic Church. Wilton Gregory, 72, was one of 13 men installed as princes of ...
Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first administration, as the next archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal McElroy, 70 ...
Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., days before Trump is set to be ...
Coat of arms before becoming a cardinal (used 2015–2022) Robert Walter McElroy (born February 5, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Francis in 2022 and was also appointed as Archbishop of Washington in 2025.
Michael Joseph Curley (October 12, 1879 – May 16, 1947) was an Irish-born Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Washington (1939–1947). He previously served as Archbishop of Baltimore (1921–1947) and as Bishop of St. Augustine (1914–1921).
First president to become a centenarian. [373] [374] First president to have been married for 77 years. [375] (Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were married for 77 years, 135 days.) First president to live to 40+ year post-presidency, Carter left the White House in 1981 and lived another 43 years after being president, until 2024. [376]
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, a critic of President-elect Trump, was named the new archbishop of Washington on Monday. Pope Francis named McElroy, who is the bishop of San Diego, to replace Cardinal ...