Background
O'Malley, Sean Patrick Cardinal was born on June 29, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Son of Theodore and Mary Louise O'Malley.
O'Malley, Sean Patrick Cardinal was born on June 29, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Son of Theodore and Mary Louise O'Malley.
Attended, St. Fidelis Seminary, Herman, Pennsylvania. Attended, Capuchin College, Washington. Master of Arts in Religious Education, Catholic University.
Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish & Portuguese, Catholic University, 1978.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1970, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, 1970. Professor Catholic University, Washington, 1969—1973. Executive director, Centro Catolico Hispano Archdiocese of Washington, 1973—1978, episcopal vicar of priests serving Portuguese, Haitian & Hispanic communities, 1978-1984.
Ordained bishop, 1984. Coadjutor bishop Diocese of St. Thomas, 1984—1985, bishop, 1985—1992, Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, 1992—2002, Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, 2002—2003. Archbishop Archdiocese of Boston, since 2003.
Elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, 2006. Cardinal-priest S. Maria della Vittoria, since 2006.
Member of United States Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops (chairman, Committee on Consecrated Life).