Background
Cordileone, Salvatore Joseph was born on June 5, 1956 in San Diego, California, United States.
Cordileone, Salvatore Joseph was born on June 5, 1956 in San Diego, California, United States.
Bachelor, University San Diego, 1978. STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1981. Juris Canonici Licentiatus, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1987.
Doctor of Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1989.
Ordained priest Diocese of San Diego, 1982. Parochial vicar La Mesa, California, 1982—1985. Secretary to bishop Diocese of San Diego, 1989—1991.
Pastor Our Lady of Guadeloupe parish, Calexio, California, 1991—1995. Official Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Rome, 1995—2002. Ordained bishop, 2002.
Auxiliary bishop Diocese of San Diego, 2002—2009. Bishop Diocese of Oakland, since 2009.