1 day ago · In San Diego, he demonstrated a strong commitment to several priorities of Pope Francis, including synodality, immigration, and environmental stewardship. This record was acknowledged by the California Catholic Conference in its …

Jan 6, 2025 · Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, was named by Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025 as the new archbishop of Washington, succeeding Cardinal Wilton Gregory.

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.

McElroy of San Diego will succeed retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who has led the Washington Archdiocese since 2019, where he became the city's first African American archbishop. In...

Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday.

Jan 6, 2025 · ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C., tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the...

Jan 6, 2025 · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the...

Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday.

In August 2022, Pope Francis elevated Bishop McElroy to the College of Cardinals where, in addition to serving the Catholic community of the San Diego-Imperial Valley region, he serves as Papal Advisor and a future Elector of the next Pope.

May 29, 2022 · Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, one of Pope Francis' ideological allies who has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops, was named by the pope on Sunday as one of 21 new cardinals.