Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, one of Pope Francis’ ideological allies who has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops, was named by the pope on Sunday as one of 21 new cardinals.

Bishop Robert W. McElroy was installed as the Sixth Bishop of San Diego on April 15 during a ceremony that was held at St. Therese of Carmel Church in Carmel Valley.On March 3 Archbishop Carlo ...

(RNS) — San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy said he was stunned and shocked when he received a 3 a.m. call Sunday (May 29), notifying him that he had been named by Pope Francis as one of 21 new ...

McElroy, 68, will stay in San Diego — as its first cardinal. In a statement, McElroy said he was “stunned and deeply surprised by the news” — which the diocese said came via a phone call ...

McElroy was appointed auxiliary bishop of San Francisco by Pope Benedict XVI on July 6, 2010, and was ordained Sept. 7, 2010. He became the bishop of San Diego on April 15, 2015. Get Our Free ...

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, one of Pope Francis' ideological allies who has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops, was named by the pope on Sunday as one of 21 new cardinals.

Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, arrives to attend a conference on nuclear disarmament, at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2017. Pope Francis said May 29, 2022, he has tapped 21 ...

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