Wuerl/biography

          He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle ( to ) and Bishop of Pittsburgh ( to )..

          Cardinal Donald William Wuerl, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on 12 November

        1. Cardinal Donald William Wuerl, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on 12 November
        2. Donald William Wuerl is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from to He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle and Bishop of Pittsburgh.
        3. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle ( to ) and Bishop of Pittsburgh ( to ).
        4. Cardinal Donald Wuerl served as the sixth Archbishop of Washington from On Oct, , Pope Francis accepted the resignation.
        5. Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, ) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.

          6. Donald William Wuerl

          American Cardinal
          Date of Birth: 12.11.1940
          Country: USA

          Content:
          1. Birth and Early Life
          2. Education and Ordination
          3. Career in the Church
          4. Bishop of Pittsburgh and Archbishop of Washington
          5. Cardinalate and Later Years

          Birth and Early Life

          Donald William Wuerl was born on November 12, 1940, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

          He was the second of four children born to Francis J. Wuerl and Mary Ann (née Schifauer) Wuerl. His mother passed away when he was young, and his father later remarried Katherine Cavano (d. 1981), who raised Donald and his siblings.

          Education and Ordination

          Wuerl attended Mount Saint Mary's Parish and School in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh.

          He then studied at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he majored in philosophy. He continued his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, where