Wilton Cardinal Gregory

Archbishop Emeritus of Washington

Archdiocese of Washington

Born: December 7, 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Age 78
Ordained priest: May 9, 1973
Ordained bishop: December 13, 1983
Rite: Latin

A priest for 53 years, 1 month

A bishop for 42 years, 6 months

A cardinal for 5 years, 7 months

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Dec 1947

Born

December 7, 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

May 1973

Ordained to the Priesthood

May 9, 1973

Oct 1983

Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

October 18, 1983 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Dec 1983

Ordained Bishop

December 13, 1983

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

Most Rev. Alfred L. Abramowicz

Most Rev. Nevin W. Hayes

Dec 1993

Appointed Bishop of Belleville

December 29, 1993 · Belleville, Illinois, United States

Feb 1994

Installed as Bishop of Belleville

February 10, 1994 · Belleville, Illinois, United States

Dec 2004

Appointed Archbishop of Atlanta

December 9, 2004 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Jan 2005

Installed as Archbishop of Atlanta

January 17, 2005 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Apr 2019

Appointed Archbishop of Washington

April 4, 2019 · Washington, D.C., United States

May 2019

Installed as Archbishop of Washington

May 21, 2019 · Washington, D.C., United States

Nov 2020

Created Cardinal

November 28, 2020 · Cardinal-Priest

Jan 2025

Appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Washington of Washington

January 6, 2025 · Washington, D.C., United States

Jan 2025

Retired as Archbishop of Washington

January 6, 2025 · Washington, D.C., United States