W. Francis Malooly
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Motto | Rejoice in the Lord |
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Religious style | Bishop |
William Francis Malooly (born January 18, 1944) is an American
Biography
Early life and education
Francis Malooly was born in
Priesthood
Malooly was
In 1984. Malooly was appointed director of clergy personnel for the archdiocese, then in 1989 was named chancellor and vicar general. Malooly was elevated by the Vatican in 1990 to the rank of an honorary prelate. In April 1999, he was awarded the President's Medal by St. Mary's Seminary and University.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
On December 12, 2000, Malooly was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and titular bishop of
In addition to his role as auxiliary bishop, Malooly was later named western vicar of the archdiocese, serving the thirty-eight parishes and six missions in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Washington counties in Maryland.
In 2006, Malooly received the Cardinal Shehan Award from the Archdiocesan Youth Office and an
Bishop of Wilmington
Separation of church and state in the history of the Catholic Church |
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On July 7, 2008,
Malooly was criticized by some Catholic news outlets for refusing to withhold
...I do not intend to get drawn into partisan politics nor do I intend to politicize the Eucharist as a way of communicating Catholic Church teaching, It is critical to keep the lines of communication open if the church is going to make her teachings understood and, please God, accepted.[3]
On November 9, 2011, Malooly co-authored a statement opposing legislation in the Delaware General Assembly to legalized same sex marriage, calling it a threat to religious freedom.[4]
In 2017, Netflix released the documentary series The Keepers, an investigation into the 1969 murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik in Baltimore. In 1994, Malooly met with Charles Franz and his mother Denise Franz to discuss their allegations of sexual abuse by Joseph Maskell, a diocese priest, against Charles Franz when he was a minor. In that meeting, Denise Franz said that she had reported Maskell to the archdiocese in 1967. The documentary claims that Malooly falsely denied that claim during the meeting. In an official response, Malooly said he told the Franzes that the archdiocese had no record of that 1967 report on Maskell.
The Keepers also charged that the archdiocese, aware of accusations against Maskell, still allowed him to work at Seton Keough Catholic school from 1968 to 1975, where he abused several dozen children [5] In his statement, Malooly said that he first heard allegations against Maskell in 1992, when Malooly was chancellor of the archdiocese. At that time, the archdiocese removed Maskell from ministry, sent him for treatment and started an investigation. He returned to ministry in 1993 after the archdiocese failed to substantiate the charges against him[6]
Retirement
On Friday, April 30, 2021, Pope Francis accepted Malooly's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, which Malooly had submitted on his 75th Birthday. The pope appointed Monsignor William Koenig as Malooly's successor.[7]
See also
- 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h "W. Francis Malooly". Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Hale, Tome (October 19, 2009). "Diocese seeks Chapter 11 protection in sex abuse cases". Reuters. Reuters Editorial. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Cones, Bryan. "Biden's bishop and his prochoice sheep". U.S. Catholic magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Broadwater, Luke (November 9, 2011). "Md. bishops call on Catholics to oppose same-sex marriage". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Bishop Malooly denies Netflix series 'The Keepers' allegations".
- ^ "Bishop W. Francis Malooly responds to 'The Keepers'". Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Mares, Courtney (April 30, 2021). "Pope Francis appoints new bishop of President Biden's home diocese". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2023-09-13.