Roger Mahony

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

His Eminence Roger Michael Mahony
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Appointed	July 12, 1985
Installed	September 5, 1985
Term ended	March 1, 2011
Predecessor	Timothy Manning
Successor	José Horacio Gómez
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Stockton (1980–1985) Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno and Titular Bishop of Tamascani (1975–1980)
Orders
Ordination	May 1, 1962 by Aloysius Joseph Willinger
Consecration	March 19, 1975 by Hugh Aloysius Donohoe, William Robert Johnson, and John Stephen Cummins
Created cardinal	June 28, 1991 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Roger Michael Mahony (1936-02-27) February 27, 1936 (age 89) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Victor and Loretta Mahony
Motto	To reconcile God’s people
Coat of arms

Mahony served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011. Before his appointment as Los Angeles archbishop, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno from 1975 to 1980 and as Bishop of Stockton from 1980 to 1985.

In 2011, Mahony retired because he reached the age of 75 and was replaced by José Horacio Gómez.^[1]