William Levada
American Catholic cardinal (1936–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Joseph Levada (June 15, 1936 – September 26, 2019) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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His Eminence William Joseph Levada | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop of San Francisco | |
Appointed | May 13, 2005 |
Term ended | July 2, 2012 |
Predecessor | Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) |
Successor | Gerhard Ludwig Müller |
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Ordination | December 20, 1961 by Martin John O'Connor |
Consecration | May 12, 1983 by Timothy Manning, John Ward, and Juan Alfredo Arzube |
Created cardinal | March 24, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | (1936-06-15)June 15, 1936 Long Beach, California, United States of America |
Died | September 26, 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Fratres in Unum |
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From May 2005 until June 2012, he was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope Benedict XVI. He was the Archbishop of Portland (Oregon) from 1986 to 1995, and then Archbishop of San Francisco from 1995 to 2005.
Levada died on September 26, 2019, in Rome at the age of 83.[1][2]