George Hugh Niederauer
| Styles of George Hugh Niederauer | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
George Hugh Niederauer (b. June 14, 1936, Los Angeles, California) is a Roman Catholic bishop, currently serving as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco; he was appointed on December 15, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI. Msgr. Niederauer formerly served as the Bishop of Salt Lake City prior to his installation as archbishop at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, California on February 15, 2006.
Niederauer was ordained to the priesthood in 1962 for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was appointed Bishop of Salt Lake City by Pope John Paul II on November 3, 1994, and ordained on January 25 of the next year. Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, was his principal consecrator, while William Joseph Levada, Archbishop of Portland, and Tod David Brown, Bishop of Boise, were his principal co-consecrators.
Shortly after his installation as Archbishop, Msgr. Niederauer will travel to Reno, Nevada, to serve as the principal consecrator on February 17, 2006, of the seventh Bishop of Reno, Msgr. Randolph Calvo. He will be assisted by Msgr. Phillip Straling and Msgr. John Wester as co-consecrating bishops.
Sources
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org fact sheet
- Salt Lake Diocese press release of Niederauer's appointment as archbishop
External link
- Official page at the San Francisco Archdiocese website
- Webcasts of Masses with Archbishop George Niederauer