Last updated on:
1/8/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Roger M. Mahony Biography
- Title:
- Cardinal and Archbishop of the Archdioceses of Los Angeles
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
- Reasoning:
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“A recent poll is good news for all of us working to secure legal residency and a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented living in our midst. Some 62% of those polled believe there should be a path whereby these people can come out of the shadows and become members of our society.”
Roger Mahoney, “62% Favor Undocumented to Become Citizens,” Cardinal Roger Mahoney Blogs LA, Jan. 24, 2013
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Archbishop of the Archdioceses of Los Angeles, 1985-present
- Elevated to Cardinal during Pope John Paul II Papacy, 1991
- Former Bishop of Stockton, 1980-1985
- Former Titular Bishop of Tamascani and Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno, 1975-1980
- Ordained Catholic Priest, Fresno Diocese, 1962
- First native Angeleno and the third Archbishop of Los Angeles to become a Cardinal
- Education:
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- Attended the National Catholic School of Social Science, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
- Attended St. Johns Seminary, Camarillo
- Attended Mission Hill’s Queen of Angels Seminary
- Attended Los Angeles College Preparatory Seminary
- Attended Saint Charles School, North Hollywood
- Other:
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- None found