Roger Michael Mahoney ( born Roger Michael Mahony ; born February 27, 1936 , Hollywood , USA ) is an American cardinal. The titular bishop of Tamashani and the auxiliary bishop of Fresno from January 2, 1975 to February 15, 1980. Bishop of Stockton from February 15, 1980 to July 12, 1985. The Archbishop of Los Angeles from July 12, 1985 to March 1, 2011. Cardinal priest with the title of Church of the Holy Four Crowned June 28, 1991.
| His Eminence Cardinal | |||
| Roger Michael Mahoney | |||
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| Roger Michael Mahony | |||
 Cardinal priest with the title of the Church of the Holy Four Crowned . | |||
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| July 12, 1985 - March 1, 2011 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Cardinal Timothy Manning | ||
| Successor | Archbishop Jose Gomez | ||
| Birth | February 27, 1936 (83 years old) Hollywood , USA | ||
| Holy Order | May 21, 1962 | ||
| Episcopal consecration | March 19, 1975 | ||
| Cardinal with | June 28, 1991 | ||
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The early years
Roger Michael Mahoney was born February 27, 1936 , in the Hollywood area in Los Angeles , California , and was the son of Victor and Loretta (née Baron) Mahoney. He has a twin brother, Louis, and an older brother, Neil. As a child, he attended St. Carlo Borromeo Grammar School in North Hollywood and at age 14, he entered Los Angeles College, the junior seminary of the Los Angeles Archdiocese .
After studying at the seminary of the Virgin Mary of the Queen of Angels and the seminary of St. John, Mahoney was ordained a priest on May 1, 1962 by Bishop Monter Fresno, Aloysius Joseph Willinger, redemptorist . He graduated from Catholic University of America in 1964 with a master's degree in social work. Over the next 13 years, he conducted pastoral and curricular work in the diocese of Monterey Fresno and the newly formed diocese of Fresno. He was named Monsignor in February 1967, and also taught social work at Fresno State University during this period.
Activities
On May 20, 1998, Frank Sinatra was buried . [one]
In July 2007, he agreed to pay (the second after payment in 2006 [2] ) a record $ 660 million for such cases in the United States to victims of sexual violence by the clergy of the diocese; [3] [4] payments to the plaintiffs put the diocese on the brink of bankruptcy , but allowed its head to avoid testifying in court. [3]
At the end of January 2013, an editorial in The New York Times related to the cardinal’s role in systematically concealing the clergy’s sexual crimes during his tenure with the Los Angeles Archdiocese wrote: “None of the Roman Catholic cardinals worked so hard and long as Cardinal Roger Mahoney, in order to conceal the long-standing scandal around sexual violence and intimidation of children by criminal priests. For many years, the cardinal hid unsightly church documents from parents, victims, and the public, threatening endless litigation and stupid references to privacy. ” [5]
On February 27, 2016, Cardinal Mahoney turned eighty years old and lost the right to participate in the Conclaves .
Notes
- ↑ “Frank Sinatra’s funeral” - The Musical Truth newspaper No. 19 of 05.22.1998
- ↑ LA diocese settles abuse claims to the BBC , December 1, 2006.
- ↑ 1 2 LA cardinal offers abuse apology to the BBC , July 16, 2007.
- ↑ The largest diocese in the United States of the Roman Catholic Church will pay $ 660 million to victims of violence by clerics NEWSru , July 17, 2007.
- ↑ The Cardinal and the Truth The New York Times , January 27, 2013.
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| Predecessor: Cardinal Timothy Manning | Archbishop of Los Angeles July 12, 1985 - March 1, 2011 | Successor: Archbishop Jose Gomez |