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Bernard Francis Law
Bernard Francis Law is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, known largely for hiding the harassment of children by Catholic priests. He was Archbishop of Boston, Executive Director of Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, and Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna, the American Catholic Church in Rome until 2017, when the American community moved to San Patrizio. Law was Archbishop of Boston from 1984 until his resignation on December 13, 2002, after being embroiled in the sex abuse scandal of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, after which he fled the country.
ArchdioceseBoston
AppointedJanuary 11, 1984
InstalledMarch 23, 1984
Term endedDecember 13, 2002
PredecessorHumberto Sousa Medeiros
SuccessorSeán Patrick O'Malley
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna
OrdinationMay 21, 1961, by Egidio Vagnozzi
ConsecrationDecember 5, 1973, by Joseph Bernard Brunini, William Wakefield Baum, and Joseph Bernardin
Created CardinalMay 25, 1985, by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
BornNovember 04, 1931, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
DiedDecember 20, 2017, Rome, Italy
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous postBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1973–1984), Archbishop of Boston (1984–2002)
MottoTo live is Christ

About Bernard Francis Law

Religious Leader Bernard Francis Law was born on November 4, 1931 in Mexico (He dies at the age of 86, on December 20, 2017).

Former Archbishop of Boston who resigned in 2002 following charges that he covered up church sexual abuse.

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Bernard Francis Law before becoming famous

Bernard Francis Law was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1931 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in medieval history.

Achievement of Bernard Francis Law

During the 1960s, he was a civil rights activist who served on the Mississippi Leadership Conference and the Mississippi Human Relations Council.

Bernard Francis Law's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father was a World War I US Army pilot who later relocated to Mexico to operate an airline.

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Religious Leader Pope John Paul II designated him Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria maggiore in Rome in 2004.

Bernard Francis Law Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Bernard Francis Law updated on March 18 2023.