Background
Rigali, Justin Francis Cardinal was born on April 19, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Henry Alphonsus and Frances Irene (White) Rigali.
Rigali, Justin Francis Cardinal was born on April 19, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Henry Alphonsus and Frances Irene (White) Rigali.
Bachelor in Sacred Theology, Catholic University America, 1961. Licence in Canon Law, Gregorian University, Rome, 1963. Doctor in Canon Law, Gregorian University, Rome, 1964.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Louis University, 1995.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Los Angeles, 1961. Served at Apostolic Nunciature Madagascar, 1966—1970. Named Papal Chamberlain to Pope Paul VI, 1967.
Ordained bishop, 1985. Titular archbishop Volsinium, 1985—1994. President Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, 1985—1989.
Secretary Congregation of Bishops, 1989—1994, College of Cardinals, Rome, 1990—1994. Archbishop Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1994—2003, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 2003. Elevated to cardinal, 2003.
Cardinal-priest S. Prisca, since 2003. Apostolic administrator Diocese of Scranton, 2009—2010.