George Hugh Niederauer
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The Most Reverend George Hugh Niederauer, DD, PhD (born June 14, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Archbishop of San Francisco, having previously served as Bishop of Salt Lake City from 1994 to 2005.
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[edit] Biography
George Niederauer was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of George and Elaine Niederauer. He attended St. Anthony High School as a classmate of William Cardinal Levada. After graduating in 1954, he attended Stanford University. During his freshman year Niederauer changed course and decided to enter St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, from where in 1959 he earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. He further completed his studies with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from Loyola University, Los Angeles in 1962.
Niederauer was ordained to the priesthood on April 30, 1962. He was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness in 1984, and was appointed the eighth Bishop of Salt Lake City by Pope John Paul II on November 3, 1994. Niederauer received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 1995 from Roger Cardinal Mahony, with Archbishop William Levada and Tod David Brown serving as co-consecrators.
On December 15, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI named him to succeed William Levada as eighth Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco, following Levada's appointment to Pope Benedict's former post of Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in the Roman Curia.
[edit] Sources
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org fact sheet
- Salt Lake Diocese press release of Niederauer's appointment as archbishop
[edit] External links
- Official page at the San Francisco Archdiocese website
- Webcasts of Masses with Archbishop George Niederauer
| Preceded by William Kenneth Weigand |
Bishop of Salt Lake City 1994–2005 |
Succeeded by John Charles Wester |
| Preceded by William Levada |
Archbishop of San Francisco 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
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