The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul at 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 US - Cardinal Justin Rigali, D.D., J.C.D.
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Cardinal Justin Rigali, D.D., J.C.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia |
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- Ordained: April 25, 1961
- Served as a priest assistant in St. Peter’s Basilica during first two sessions of Vatican Council II
- Attained Doctorate in Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, June 1964
- Served at the Apostolic Nunciature in Madagascar, September 1966 to February 1970
- Named a Papal Chamberlain, July 11, 1967
- Appointed Director of the English-language Section of the Vatican Secretariat of State, February 11, 1970
- Served as a Professor at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, 1972-1973
- Designated a Prelate of Honor of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, April 19, 1980
- Appointed Titular Archbishop of Bolsena and President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, June 8, 1985
- Consecrated: September 14, 1985
- Appointed Secretary of the College of Cardinals, January 2, 1990
- Appointed Archbishop of St. Louis, January 25, 1994
- Installed as Archbishop of St. Louis, March 15, 1994
- Member, Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments and its Vox Clara Committee
- Serves on USCCB Bishops Committee on Liturgy
- Appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia, July 15, 2003
- Installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia, October 7, 2003
- Elevated to the College of Cardinals, September 28, 2003
- Pallium imposed, June 29, 2004