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 ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington D.C., slammed President Trump’s immigration policies by describing the ...

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 ...

(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 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 ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration ...

Only 2 1/2 years after being named a cardinal, a top San Diego spiritual leader is headed to Washington, D.C., as archbishop, the Vatican announced early Monday. Robert McElroy, 70, will be ...

McElroy will continue to retain the title of Bishop and at least for the foreseeable future, will remain in San Diego for now, continuing to serve as of leader of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego ...

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 ...