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Theodore Edgar McCarrick (Religious Leader) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Theodore Edgar McCarrick

Theodore Edgar McCarrick is a former American cardinal and lay bishop of the Catholic Church. Ordained in 1958, he became the Assistant Archbishop of New York Archdiocese in 1977, then the Orthodox Bishop of Metuchen Diocese, New Jersey in 1981. From 1986 to 2000, he was Archbishop. Newark. He became a cardinal in February 2001 and is the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2006. At one time, McCarrick was one of the most recognized cardinals of the United States. An extensive fundraiser, he has connections with prominent politicians and is seen as a power broker in Washington, DC. In the church, McCarrick was considered moderate or progressive. He was an advocate for progressive and active Catholics in social justice activities, but also a "Orthodox in obedience to Roman Catholic dogma", opposed to abortion and gay marriage and support for the all-male priesthood.

SeeWashington
AppointedNovember 21, 2000
InstalledJanuary 3, 2001
Term endedMay 16, 2006
PredecessorJames Aloysius Hickey
SuccessorDonald Wuerl
OrdinationMay 31, 1958, by Francis Spellman
ConsecrationJune 29, 1977, by Terence Cooke
Created CardinalFebruary 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II, (removed July 28, 2018, by Pope Francis)
Birth nameTheodore Edgar McCarrick
Born07, 1930, New York City, New York, United States
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Religious Leader Theodore Edgar McCarrick was born in New York, United States on July 7, 1930. He's 93 years old today.

From 2001 to 2006, he served as the Archbishop of Washington in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Theodore Edgar McCarrick was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1930 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Horse (馬).

He worked as an altar boy in Washington Heights, New York's Church of the Incarnation.

In 1990, he was inducted into the Ellis Island Hall of Fame for his support of Irish immigrants.

His father, who died when he was three years old, was a ship captain.

In 2001, Religious Leader Pope John Paul II elevated him to the rank of cardinal.

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Latest information about Theodore Edgar McCarrick updated on March 13 2023.