Daniel DiNardo
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Motto | Ave crux spes unica (Hail, o Cross, our only hope) |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (born May 23, 1949) is an American
On November 12, 2013, DiNardo was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and on November 15, 2016, was elected president.[1]
DiNardo was elevated to the
Early life and education
Daniel DiNardo was born on May 23, 1949, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Nicholas and Jane (née Green) DiNardo.[3] One of four children, he has an older brother, Thomas; a twin sister, Margaret; and a younger sister, Mary Anne. The family later moved to Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania.[3] As a child, DiNardo would pretend to celebrate Mass in vestments sewn by his mother and at an altar his father constructed.[4]
DiNardo attended
DiNardo continued his studies in Rome, earning a
Priesthood
DiNardo was
From 1984 to 1990, DiNardo worked in Rome as a staff member of the
Upon his return to Pittsburgh in 1991, DiNardo was named assistant secretary for education for the diocese and concurrently served as co-pastor at Madonna del Castello Parish in Swissvale, Pennsylvania.[5] He became the founding pastor of Saints John & Paul Parish in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, in 1994.[4]
Episcopal career
Bishop of Sioux City
On August 19, 1997, DiNardo was appointed
DiNardo succeeded Soens as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City upon the latter's resignation on November 28, 1998.
Coadjutor Archbishop and Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
DiNardo was later named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, by John Paul II on January 16, 2004. The diocese was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by John Paul II on December 29, 2004, and he thus became coadjutor archbishop.
When Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, DiNardo succeeded him as the second archbishop of Galveston-Houston on February 28, 2006. He received the pallium, a vestment worn by metropolitan bishops, from Benedict XVI on June 29 of that year. DiNardo once commented, "There is a certain sense of the church in Texas...It is more laid-back, informal, which I think is good."[4]
DiNardo was created
On January 17, 2009, DiNardo was named to the Pontifical Council for Culture.[10] In March 2009, he described the choice of President Barack Obama to be the commencement speaker for the University of Notre Dame's graduation ceremony as "very disappointing," given Obama's support for legal abortion.[11]
DiNardo is a board member of the National Catholic Partnership for Persons with Disabilities. He is also a board member of
DiNardo was a
On November 14, 2014, at the USCCB fall meeting, DiNardo was elected as a delegate to the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family, pending Vatican approval.[12]
DiNardo promised to release a list of archdiocesan priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors in January 2019. In November, CBS News spoke to 20 people who claim to have knowledge of incidents of misconduct, and none of them had been contacted.[13] On January 30, 2019, DiNardo released a list of names of 40 priests from the archdiocese with credible allegations of sexual misconduct over the previous 70 years.[14] One name on the list was John Keller. DiNardo was criticized for allowing Keller to offer Mass publicly at his parish the morning after the list was released.[15]
Personal
DiNardo wears hearing aids because calcium deposits in his ears have impaired his hearing. Despite his hearing difficulties, he still prefers to sing or chant parts of the Mass, especially the Lord's prayer.[4] DiNardo suffered a stroke on March 15, 2019.[16]
See also
- Christianity in Houston
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ "Pope Praises Latinos, Immigrants in Remarks to US Church - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016.
- ^ Dooley, Tara (November 26, 2007), "Unity of faith with pope among goals for archdiocese", Houston Chronicle, archived from the original on May 21, 2011, retrieved December 4, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f Miranda, Salvador, "DINARDO, Daniel Nicholas", The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- ^ a b c d e f Dooley, Tara; Vara, Richard (October 21, 2007), "Cardinal has taken to Texas", Houston Chronicle (4 STAR ed.), Ssection A, p. 1, archived from the original on October 2, 2012
- ^ a b c d e Craig, Smith (October 18, 2007), "'Father Dan' appointed cardinal", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, archived from the original on November 14, 2007
- ^ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, archived from the originalon November 3, 2014, retrieved November 3, 2014
- ^ "St. Pius X Church and School History", The Brookline Connection
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Archived from the originalon November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
- ^ "NOMINA DI MEMBRI E DI CONSULTORI DEL PONTIFICIO CONSIGLIO DELLA CULTURA". Holy See. January 17, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Palmo, Rocco (March 27, 2009). "From Houston to South Bend, "Charitable But Vigorous Critique"". Whispers in the Loggia.
- ^ "US bishops elect delegates to synod: Kurtz, Chaput, DiNardo, Gomez".
- ^ Battiste, Nikki (November 20, 2018). "Head of U.S. Catholic bishops kept 2 priests accused of abuse in active ministry". CBS News. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Hensley, Nicole (January 30, 2019). "Archdiocese releases list of 'credibly accused' priests in Houston region". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Merchant, Nomaan (February 2, 2019). "Top US cardinal let priest accused of sexual abuse lead Mass". Religion News Service. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "US Cardinal DiNardo suffers mild stroke". VaticanNews.va. Dicasterium pro Communicatione. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
External links
- "DiNardo Card. Daniel Nicholas". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- Cardinal Dinardo's Official Page for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- Bio of Cardinal Dinardo
- Interview with the London Catholic Herald
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston