Back روبرت دبليو. ماكيلروي Arabic روبرت دبليو. ماكيلروى ARZ Robert Walter McElroy Czech Robert Walter McElroy German Robert W. McElroy Spanish Robert Walter McElroy Finnish Robert McElroy French Robert W. McElroy ID Robert Walter McElroy Italian Robert McElroy Dutch
Robert Walter McElroy | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of San Diego Archbishop Elect of Washington | |
.jpg) McElroy in 2022 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | San Diego |
| Appointed | March 23, 2015 |
| Installed | April 15, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Cirilo Flores |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (2022–present) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 12, 1980 by John Raphael Quinn |
| Consecration | September 7, 2010 by George Hugh Niederauer |
| Created cardinal | August 27, 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1954 San Francisco, California |
| Education | |
| Motto | Dignitatis humanae (Latin for 'Of the dignity of the human person') |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
| Styles of Robert Walter McElroy | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Robert Walter McElroy (born February 5, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Francis in 2022 and was also appointed as Archbishop of Washington in 2025. He has served as the Bishop of San Diego since 2015 and continues in that position until his installation as the Archbishop of Washington, which is scheduled for March 11, 2025.
McElroy was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1980. He later received advanced theological degrees from Santa Clara University and the Pontifical Gregorian University and has written articles for the Jesuit magazine America.