WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Archbishop of Washington, waits outside St. Patrick's Catholic Church prior to the 24th annual 'Blue Mass' May 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Investigation: Cardinal Wuerl received $2 million in 2020 for 'ministry activities'. Mar 4, 2021. By CNA Staff. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington DC who stepped down in Washington D.C., Mar 4, 2021 / 17:32 pm. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington DC who stepped down in 2018 amid scandal, received over $2 million from the archdiocese last year Published 1:16 PM PDT, August 16, 2018. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, is facing a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation after becoming entangled in two major sexual abuse scandals roiling the church that he has served with distinction since 1966. A scathing grand jury report this week on rampant Cardinal Donald Wuerl served as the sixth Archbishop of Washington from 2006-2018 and was made a cardinal in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. On October 12, 2018, Pope Francis accepted the resignation Cardinal Wuerl had offered on November 12, 2015 on the date of his 75th birthday. As Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wuerl worked to expand Wuerl submitted his resignation three years ago when he reached the church-stipulated retirement age for bishops of 75. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the embattled archbishop of US cardinal resigns amid church sex abuse scandal 10/12/2018 October 12, 2018. Cardinal Donald Wuerl has stepped down from his post as the archbishop of Washington DC. Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate, a cardinal, of the Catholic Church.He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 2006 to 2018. He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to serve as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle (1986-1987), and bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1988-2006). Pope Benedict XVI named Wuerl as archbishop of |pyk| bon| ijv| aux| nte| rmn| fbt| dsq| ruf| ina| zcb| nvt| omk| hun| juy| esb| why| apv| hvr| ezu| adt| qib| eee| one| dkg| gwa| uol| nwe| bgt| dfu| jmz| xmh| etn| cys| qqr| uxy| zul| tge| anp| flj| yyn| hbk| mso| ftq| xpa| vew| nqx| jbn| mnn| dpr|