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| Born: |
May 23, 1949, Steubenville, Ohio |
| Parents: |
Nicholas and Jane (Green) DiNardo |
| Education: |
Graduated 1967, The Bishop’s Latin School |
| Ordained: |
July 16, 1977, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Assignments: |
| 1981 |
Assistant Chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and
Part-time Professor at St. Paul Seminary |
| 1984 -1990 |
Vatican Congregation for Bishops, Rome |
| 1986-1989 |
Director of the Villa Stritch, Rome |
| 1991 |
Assistant Secretary for Education of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Co-Administrator of Madonna del Castello Church in Swissvale, Pa |
| 1994 |
Founding Pastor of Sts. John and Paul Church
in Franklin Park-Marshall Township, Pa. |
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| Bishop of Sioux City |
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August 19, 1997 Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City |
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October 7, 1997 Ordained bishop |
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November 28, 1998 Became Diocesan Ordinary |
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| Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston |
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March 26, 2004. Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston |
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| Coadjutor Archbishop |
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December 29, 2004 |
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| Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
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February 28, 2006 |
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| Cardinal
Designate |
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October 17, 2007 Named Cardinal-Designate |
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| Cardinal |
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November 24, 2007 Became Cardinal |
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| Honors: |
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1969 Basselin Scholarship for Philosophy, Catholic University of America |
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| Other Responsibilities: |
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Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism for USCCB |
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Advisor to the National Association of Pastoral Musicians for the USCCB |
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Board of Directors of Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. |
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National Catholic Partnership for Persons with Disabilities, Washington, D.C |
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