Wilton Gregory
Wilton Gregory | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Washington | |
Gregory in 2024 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Washington |
| See | Washington |
| Appointed | April 4, 2019 |
| Installed | May 21, 2019 |
| Retired | January 6, 2025 |
| Predecessor | Donald William Wuerl |
| Successor | Robert W. McElroy |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 9, 1973 by John Cody |
| Consecration | December 13, 1983 by Joseph Bernardin |
| Created cardinal | November 28, 2020 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilton Daniel Gregory December 7, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Denomination | Catholic (Latin Church) |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Parents | Ethel Duncan Wilton Gregory, Sr. |
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| Motto | We are the Lord's |
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| Styles of Wilton Daniel Gregory | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Wilton Daniel Gregory Jr. (born December 7, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Washington from 2019 to 2025. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2020, the first of African-American descent.
Gregory previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1983 to 1994; as Bishop of Belleville from 1994 to 2004; and as Archbishop of Atlanta from 2005 to 2019.
Gregory was the first African-American president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004. He led the USCCB in issuing the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" in response to the sexual abuse scandal in the American Catholic Church.