Edwin Frederick O'Brien

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Francis Joseph Spellman
Date	May 29, 1965
Place	St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Joseph O'Connor
Co-consecrators	Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan,; John Gavin Nolan;
Date	March 25, 1996
Place	St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Benedict XVI
Date	February 18, 2012

History
Ordination history of; Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Francis Joseph Spellman
Date	May 29, 1965
Place	St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Joseph O'Connor
Co-consecrators	Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan,; John Gavin Nolan;
Date	March 25, 1996
Place	St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archdiocese of New York
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Benedict XVI
Date	February 18, 2012
John Joseph Kaising
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Edwin Frederick O'Brien as principal consecrator
John Joseph Kaising	2000
Richard Brendan Higgins	2004
Joseph Walter Estabrook	2004
	Source(s):Catholic-Hierarchy.org

His Eminence

Edwin Frederick O'Brien
His Eminence; Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Cardinal priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino; Grand Master emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre;
	Cardinal O'Brien in 2012
Church	Catholic Church; Latin Church;
Appointed	March 15, 2012
Retired	December 8, 2019
Predecessor	John Patrick Foley
Successor	Fernando Filoni
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Baltimore (2007‍–‍2011); Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (1997‍–‍2007); Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1996‍–‍1997); Titular Bishop of Thizica (1996‍–‍1997); Rector, St. Joseph's Seminary (1994‍–‍1997); Rector, Pontifical North American College (1990‍–‍1994); Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986‍–‍1996); Rector, St. Joseph's Seminary (1985‍–‍1989);
Orders
Ordination	May 29, 1965; by Francis Spellman
Consecration	March 25, 1996; by John Joseph O'Connor
Created cardinal	February 18, 2012; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2012‍–‍2022); Cardinal priest (2022‍–‍present);
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1939 (age 85); Bronx, New York, US
Motto	Pastores dabo vobis; (Latin for 'I will give you shepherds') Jeremiah 3:15
Coat of arms

Styles of Edwin Frederick O'Brien

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Baltimore (Emeritus)

Edwin Frederick O'Brien (born April 8, 1939) is an American Catholic who headed the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 2007 to 2011 and as Archbishop of the Military Services, USA, from 1997 to 2007. He was an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York from 1996 to 1997. O'Brien was made a cardinal in 2012.

^ "Cardinals Created by Benedict XVI (2012)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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