Donald Wuerl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Donald Wuerl

American cardinal

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1940

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, and was Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
from 2006 to 2018.
He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to serve as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (1986–1987), and Bishop of Pittsburgh (1988–2006).
He was named Archbishop of Washington by Pope Benedict XVI and made a cardinal by him in 2010.
Wuerl was the subject of a 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report that praised and criticized how he handled sexual abuse cases during his time in Pittsburgh.
Wuerl has denied mishandling the cases.
On October 12, 2018, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Washington.
Wuerl remained in charge of the archdiocese as its apostolic administrator until Pope Francis appointed his successor, Wilton Daniel Gregory, in 2019.
He remains a member of the College of Cardinals, eligible to vote in a papal election.