Daniel DiNardo
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| Daniel Nicholas DiNardo | |
| Archbishop of Galveston-Houston | |
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| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
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| Enthroned | February 28, 2006 |
| Ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Joseph Fiorenza |
| Created Cardinal | November 24, 2007 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest of Sant'Eusebio |
| Other | Bishop of Sioux City |
| Born | May 23, 1949 Steubenville, Ohio |
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (born May 23, 1949) is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston on January 16, 2004. On February 28, 2006 he succeeded Joseph Fiorenza as archbishop upon Pope Benedict XVI's acceptance of Fiorenza's resignation.
On October 17, 2007, the Pope announced that he would make DiNardo a Cardinal. DiNardo was elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on November 24, 2007.[1] He is the first Cardinal, or prince of the Church, in the Southern United States.[2]
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[edit] Early life and education
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo was born in Steubenville, Ohio on May 23, 1949 the son of Nicholas and Jane (Green) DiNardo. He has a twin sister and two other siblings.[3] He was raised in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[4] and attended St. Anne Grade School in Castle Shannon (1955-1963),[citation needed] the Bishop's Latin School, a Jesuit school in Pittsburgh (1963-1967),[5] and then entered St. Paul Seminary and Duquesne University (1967-1969).[4] In 1969 he was awarded the Basselin Scholarship for Philosophy studies at The Catholic University of America[citation needed] and there obtained the B.A. and M.A. Degrees in Philosophy.[4] He is now a member of the Board of Trustees at CUA.[citation needed] He undertook theological studies at the North American College, Rome, where he earned the S.T.B. Degree at the Gregorian University and the S.T.L. Degree in Patristics at the Augustinianum (Rome).[4]
[edit] Priesthood
DiNardo was ordained a priest in Pittsburgh on July 16, 1977[4]. He was initially assigned to St. Pius X Parish as parochial vicar. In 1981 he was named assistant chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and part-time Professor at St. Paul Seminary.[6] In 1984 he was named a staff member of the Congregation for Bishops at the Vatican where he remained until December 1990.[4] During that time he was also Director of the Villa Stritch (1986-1989), the house for American diocesan priests who work for the Holy See. During his time in Rome he also taught the Methodology Seminar for first year theologians at the Gregorian University.
In 1991 he was named Assistant Secretary for Education of the Diocese of Pittsburgh[4] and also served as Co-Administrator of Madonna del Castello Church, Swissvale, Pennsylvania.[citation needed] He became the founding pastor of Sts. John and Paul Church in Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania in 1994.[4]
[edit] Episcopacy
| Styles of Daniel DiNardo |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Galveston-Houston |
DiNardo was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City and ordained as a bishop on October 7, 1997,[4] at Nativity Church in Sioux City, Iowa.[citation needed] In January 2004 he was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. With the elevation of the diocese to an archdiocese, the bishop automatically became Coadjutor Archbishop. On February 28, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza. Archbishop DiNardo succeeded him immediately.[4] He is responsible for the estimated 1.3 million Roman Catholics within the Archdiocese;[2] he is assisted by Auxiliary Bishop Joe S. Vasquez.
On October 17, 2007, the Vatican announced that DiNardo would be amongst 23 different servants of the church who would be elevated to the status of Cardinal on November 24, 2007. [7]
DiNardo was assigned the Roman parish of Sant'Eusebio as his Cardinal-Priest title.[2] He will be eligible to participate in future papal conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday on May 23, 2029.
[edit] Personal
DiNardo wears hearing aids because calcium deposits in his ears have impaired his hearing. Despite his hearing difficulties, he still prefers to sing or chant parts of the Mass.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Dooley, Tara (December 2, 2007), “Cardinal starts a new chapter”, Houston Chronicle, <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5346608.html>. Retrieved on 4 December 2007
- ^ a b c Dooley, Tara (November 26, 2007), “Unity of faith with pope among goals for archdiocese”, Houston Chronicle, <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/5326401.html>. Retrieved on 4 December 2007
- ^ DiNardo on catholic-pages.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dooley, Tara & Vara, Richard (October 21, 2007), “Cardinal has taken to Texas”, Houston Chronicle, <http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4446564>
- ^ Vara, Richard; Dooley, Tara & Karkabi, Barbara (March 1, 2006), “'New era' for 1.3 million Catholics: Archbishop Fiorenza retires and asks region to embrace successor Daniel DiNardo”, Houston Chronicle: Section A, p. 1., <http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4071134>. Retrieved on 4 December 2007
- ^ Bio on the Archdiocese on Galveston - Houston website
- ^ http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/20893.php?index=20893&lang=en
