Wilton Daniel Gregory

His Eminence Wilton Daniel Gregory
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Washington
Cardinal Gregory in 2024
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Washington
See	Washington
Appointed	April 4, 2019
Installed	May 21, 2019
Retired	January 6, 2025
Predecessor	Donald William Wuerl
Successor	Robert W. McElroy
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Thomas (2020-2021) Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa (2020-) Apostolic Administrator of Washington (2025)
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Atlanta (2004–2019) Bishop of Belleville (1993–2004) Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Oliva (1983–1993)
Orders
Ordination	May 9, 1973 by John Cody
Consecration	December 13, 1983 by Joseph Bernardin
Created cardinal	November 28, 2020 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947-12-07) December 7, 1947 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Denomination	Catholic (Latin Church)
Residence	Washington, D.C., US
Parents	Ethel Duncan Wilton Gregory, Sr.
Alma mater	Niles College University of St. Mary of the Lake Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm
Motto	We are the Lord's

Styles of Wilton Daniel Gregory
Reference style	His Eminence The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 2019 to 2025. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2020, the first of African-American descent.^[1]

Gregory previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1983 to 1994; as Bishop of Belleville from 1994 to 2004; and as Archbishop of Atlanta from 2005 to 2019.

Gregory was the first African-American president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004. He led the USCCB in issuing the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" in response to the sexual abuse scandal in the American Catholic Church.