Seán Patrick O'Malley
Catholic Archbishop of Boston
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| October 31 2024 | Richard Henning was installed as the new archbishop of Boston, with O'Malley continuing to serve as apostolic administrator until this date. |
| October 31 2024 | Richard Henning was installed as the new archbishop of Boston, with O'Malley continuing to serve as apostolic administrator until this date. |
| August 5 2024 | Pope Francis accepted O'Malley's resignation and appointed Richard Henning as his successor as archbishop of Boston. |
| August 5 2024 | Pope Francis accepted O'Malley's resignation and appointed Richard Henning as his successor as archbishop of Boston. |
| May 5 2023 | A lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court alleging O'Malley and others failed to protect students from sexual abuse at Arlington Catholic High School between 2011 and 2016. |
| May 5 2023 | A lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court alleging O'Malley and others failed to protect students from sexual abuse at Arlington Catholic High School between 2011 and 2016. |
| October 15 2020 | Pope Francis renewed O'Malley's term on the Council of Cardinal Advisers. |
| October 15 2020 | Pope Francis renewed O'Malley's term on the Council of Cardinal Advisers. |
| November 2019 | An independent inquiry by Donald K. Stern confirmed specific instances of inappropriate conduct at St. John's Seminary. |
| November 2019 | An independent inquiry by Donald K. Stern confirmed specific instances of inappropriate conduct at St. John's Seminary. |
| July 3 2019 | Agreed to continue as Archbishop of Boston at Pope Francis' request, despite submitting his resignation upon turning 75. |
| July 3 2019 | Agreed to continue as Archbishop of Boston at Pope Francis' request, despite submitting his resignation upon turning 75. |
| August 15 2018 | O'Malley cancelled his attendance at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin to review seminary allegations. |
| August 15 2018 | O'Malley cancelled his attendance at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin to review seminary allegations. |
| August 10 2018 | Sexual misconduct allegations surfaced at St. John's Seminary in Boston. |
| August 10 2018 | Sexual misconduct allegations surfaced at St. John's Seminary in Boston. |
| June 2018 | It was revealed that O'Malley did not respond to a letter from Boniface Ramsey about sex abuse allegations against Cardinal McCarrick. |
| June 2018 | It was revealed that O'Malley did not respond to a letter from Boniface Ramsey about sex abuse allegations against Cardinal McCarrick. |
| January 14 2017 | Named a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Francis. |
| January 14 2017 | Named a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Francis. |
| June 28 2016 | Received the Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry from Portugal, a prestigious honor signifying his continued distinguished service or achievements. |
| June 28 2016 | Received the Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry from Portugal, a prestigious honor signifying his continued distinguished service or achievements. |
| September 2015 | McCarrick accepted O'Malley's invitation to appear at the archdiocese 'Celebration of the Priesthood' fundraising dinner in South Boston. |
| September 2015 | McCarrick accepted O'Malley's invitation to appear at the archdiocese 'Celebration of the Priesthood' fundraising dinner in South Boston. |
| September 20 2015 | Accompanied Pope Francis to Cuba. |
| September 20 2015 | Accompanied Pope Francis to Cuba. |
| June 2015 | Reverend Boniface Ramsey sent a letter to O'Malley concerning sex abuse committed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, which O'Malley claimed was never forwarded to him by archdiocesan staff. |
| June 2015 | Reverend Boniface Ramsey sent a letter to O'Malley concerning sex abuse committed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, which O'Malley claimed was never forwarded to him by archdiocesan staff. |
| December 17 2014 | Appointed as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. |
| December 17 2014 | Appointed as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. |
| March 22 2014 | Made a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors by Pope Francis. |
| March 22 2014 | Made a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors by Pope Francis. |
| December 5 2013 | O'Malley announced the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, a body aimed at preventing clerical sexual abuse and helping victims. |
| December 5 2013 | O'Malley announced the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, a body aimed at preventing clerical sexual abuse and helping victims. |
| April 13 2013 | Appointed by Pope Francis to a group of eight cardinals to advise on revising the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia. |
| April 13 2013 | Appointed by Pope Francis to a group of eight cardinals to advise on revising the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia. |
| June 2010 | O'Malley was appointed as an Apostolic Visitor to the Archdiocese of Dublin and its suffragan dioceses (Ferns, Ossory, Kildare and Leighlin) following the Ryan Report and Murphy Report investigating Church abuses in Ireland. His role was to review the steps taken by the dioceses and report back to the Holy See on necessary actions. |
| June 2010 | O'Malley was appointed as an Apostolic Visitor to the Archdiocese of Dublin and its suffragan dioceses (Ferns, Ossory, Kildare and Leighlin) following the Ryan Report and Murphy Report investigating Church abuses in Ireland. His role was to review the steps taken by the dioceses and report back to the Holy See on necessary actions. |
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