William Levada

History
Ordination history of; William Levada
Consecrated by
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Timothy Card. Manning (LA)
Date	May 23, 1983
Tod David Brown
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William Levada as principal consecrator
Tod David Brown	April 3, 1989
Alexander Joseph Brunett	July 6, 1994
John Charles Wester	September 18, 1998
Joseph A. Pepe	May 31, 2001
Ignatius Chung Wang	January 30, 2003
Clarence Richard Silva	July 21, 2005
Joseph Augustine Di Noia OP	July 11, 2009

Styles of
**William Joseph Levada**
Styles of; William Joseph Levada
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	San Francisco (emeritus)

His Eminence

William Joseph Levada
His Eminence; William Joseph Levada
Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	Cardinal Levada in 2015
Appointed	May 13, 2005
Term ended	July 2, 2012
Predecessor	Joseph Ratzinger
Successor	Gerhard Ludwig Müller
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Domnica (2016–2019);
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (1983–1986); Titular Bishop of Capri (1983–1986); Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (1986–1995); Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco (1995); Archbishop of San Francisco (1995–2005); Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (2006–2016);
Orders
Ordination	December 20, 1961; by Martin John O'Connor
Consecration	May 12, 1983; by Timothy Manning
Created cardinal	March 24, 2006; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2006–2016); Cardinal priest (2016–2019);
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1936; Long Beach, California, United States
Died	September 26, 2019 (aged 83); Rome, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Joseph Levada; Lorraine Nunez;
Motto	Fratres in unum; ('Brothers in unity', Psalm 133:1)

William Joseph Levada (June 15, 1936 – September 26, 2019) was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. From May 2005 until June 2012, he served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope Benedict XVI; he was the highest ranking American in the Roman Curia. He was previously the Archbishop of Portland in Oregon from 1986 to 1995, and then Archbishop of San Francisco from 1995 to 2005. While serving as archbishop, he was criticized for covering up sexual abuse by priests within his jurisdiction. Levada was created a cardinal in 2006 by Benedict XVI.