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Curriculum Vitae of Cardinal Roger Mahony

	Personal Background
Name	Roger Michael Mahony
Born	February 27, 1936, Hollywood, California
Parents	Victor James Mahony (deceased) Loretta Marie Baron (deceased)
Residence	1936 - 1962 North Hollywood, California St. Charles Borromeo Parish
Brothers	Neil Anthony Mahony (five years older; lives in Cathedral City, CA) Louis James Mahony (twin brother; lives in Orange, CA) No Sisters
	Educational Background
1942 - 1950	St. Charles Grammar School, North Hollywood, CA
1950 - 1954	Los Angeles College Preparatory Seminary, Los Angeles, CA
1954 - 1956	Our Lady Queen of the Angels Seminary, San Fernando, CA
1956	A.A. degree conferred
1956 - 1958	St. John's Seminary College, Camarillo, CA
1958	B.A. degree conferred
1958 - 1962	St. John's Theologate, Camarillo, CA
1962	S.T.B. degree conferred
1962 - 1964	National Catholic School of Social Service, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
1964	M.S.W. degree conferred
	Ordination
May 1, 1962	Ordained a Roman Catholic Priest in St. John's Cathedral, Fresno, by the Most Reverend Aloysius J. Willinger, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Monterey-Fresno
January 7, 1975	Appointed Titular Bishop of Tamascani and Auxiliary to the Bishop of Fresno by Pope Paul VI
March 19, 1975	Ordained Bishop by the Most Reverend Hugh A. Donohoe, Bishop of Fresno
February 26, 1980	Appointed Bishop of Stockton
April 17, 1980	Installed as the Third Bishop of Stockton
July 16, 1985	Appointed Fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles
September 5, 1985	Installed as the Fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles
June 28, 1991	Created Cardinal Priest, Assigned the Titular Church of I Santi Quattro Coronati
	Priestly Assignments
May 10 - Sept. 10, 1962	Assistant Pastor, St. John's Cathedral, Fresno
June 10, 1964	In residence, St Genevieve's Parish, Fresno
September 10, 1964	Administrator, St. Genevieve's Parish, Fresno
September, 1967	Pastor, St. Genevieve's Parish, Fresno
December, 1968	In residence, St. John's Cathedral, Fresno
May 1, 1973-1980	Rector, St. John's Cathedral, Fresno
	Honors
February, 1967	Named Chaplain to His Holiness by Pope Paul VI, with the title of "Reverend Monsignor"
May, 1986	Honorary Doctorate, Loyola-Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
May, 1988	Honorary Doctorate, University of Portland, Oregon
May, 1989	Honorary Doctorate, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
October, 1991	Honorary Doctorate, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland
May, 2002	Honorary Doctorate, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
	Special Work Assignments
June 10, 1964 - August 30, 1970	Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities and Social Service, Diocese of Fresno Executive Director, Catholic Welfare Bureau, Fresno Executive Director, Infant of Prague Adoption Service, Fresno Chaplain, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Fresno
1966 - 1967	Assistant Professor of Social Work, Fresno State University
1965 - 1967	Instructor, Fresno State University Extension Division, Department of Social Welfare
1965 - 1969	Chairman, California Association of Catholic Charities Directors
1967 - 1970	Member, Board of Directors, West Coast Regional Office of the Bishops' Committee for the Spanish Speaking
1968 - 1972	Member, Mexican-American Council for Better Housing
1968 - 1970	Member, Personnel Board, Fresno Senate of Priests
1969 - 1973	Member, Board of Trustees, St. Agnes Hospital, Fresno
1970 - 1977	Chancellor, Diocese of Fresno
1974 - 1975	Member, Board of Trustees, St. Patrick's Seminary, Archdiocese of San Francisco
1975 - 1980	Vicar General, Diocese of Fresno
1975 - 1976	Chairman, California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, State of California
	National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference (Now USCCB)
	Current Commitee Membership
1996 --	Consultant, NCCB Committee on the Liturgy
1996 --	Consultant, NCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
1992 --	Member, NCCB Ad Hoc Committee on the Mission and Structure of the NCCB
2001 --	Consultant, USCCB Domestic Policy Committee
	Past Commitee Membership
1998 - 2001	Chairman, USCC Domestic Policy Committee
1976 - 1979 1982 - 1985 1987 - 1990 1992 - 1995 1998 - 2001	Member, NCCB Administrative Committee and USCC Administrative Board
1992 - 1995	Member, NCCB Executive Committee and USCC Executive Committee
1976 – 1979	Chairman, NCCB Committee on Arbitration
1976 - 1992 1992 - 1995	Member, NCCB Committee on Migration and Refugees
1992 - 1995	Consultant, NCCB Migration Committee, Episcopal Liaison - Refugee Affairs
1977 - 1980	Chairman, Region XI, NCCB (States of California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Territory of Guam)
1978 - 1984	Member, NCCB Committee on Evangelization
1978 - 1987	Consultant, NCCB Committee on Hispanic Affairs
1979 - 1982	Member, NCCB Committee on Conciliation and Arbitration
1981 - 1992	Chairman, NCCB Committee on Farm Labor
1982 - 1986	Member, American Board of Catholic Missions
1982 - 1983	Member, NCCB Committee on Conference Priorities
1982 - 1983	Member, NCCB Committee on the Implementation of the Collegeville Experience
1982 - 1987	Member, USCC Oversight Committee on Migration and Refugees
1983 - 1985	Chairman, NCCB Committee on Conciliation and Arbitration
1983 - 1984	Member, NCCB Seminary Evaluation Team
1985 - 1993	Member, USCC Committee on Social Development and World Peace
1986 - 1988	Member, NCCB Committee on the Moral Evaluation of Deterrence
1987 - 1990	Chairman, USCC Committee on Social Development and World Peace; International Section
1987 - 1988	Member, USCC Task Force on Food and Agriculture
1988 - 1989	Chairman, NCCB Ad Hoc Committee on HIV/AIDS Statement
1988 - 1989	Chairman, NCCB Ad Hoc Committee on Middle East Statement
1988 - 1995	Member, NCCB Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship
1990 - 1993	Member, USCC Committee on International Policy
1990 - 1992	Consultant, NCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
1992 - 1995	Chairman, NCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
1991 - 1992	Member, USCC Committee on Communications
1992 - 1995	Consultant, USCC Committee on Communications
1992 - 1995	Member, NCCB AD Hoc Committee on the Economic Concerns of the Holy See
1993 - 1996	Member, NCCB Committee on the Liturgy
1993 - 1996	Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse
1996 - 1999	Consultant, Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse
	Membership & Participation, Holy See, Rome
1984 - 1989 1990 - 1998	Member, Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace
1986 - 1991	Member, Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
1989 --	Member, Pontifical Council for Social Communications
Oct. 1-30, 1987	Papal Appointee, Synod of Bishops on the Role of the Laity in the Church and the World
July 1991 --	Member, Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See
Nov. - Dec. 1997	President-Delegate, Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops
Mar. 2000 --	Member, Prefecture of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
	Other Appointments
1984 - 1988 1998 --	Member, Board of Trustees, Catholic University of America
1985 - 1988	Member, Los Angeles 2000 Committee
1986 -	Chairman, Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
1987 - 1993	Member, Federal Commission on Agricultural Workers
1988 - 1992	Episcopal Advisor, Serra International
1988 –	Member, Blue Ribbon Committee for Affordable Housing, City of Los Angeles
1989 - 1990	Member, Commission to Draft an Ethics Code for Los Angeles City Government
1988 -	Trustee, The Papal Foundation
1992 - 1995	Member, Board of Directors, Rebuild LA
1996 -	Member, Catholic Common Ground Initiative
1997 -	Member, National Advisory Board, Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry
1997 - 2004	Episcopal Moderator, Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists
	Other Memberships
	Canon Law Society of America

(Revised: January 2005)

Curriculum Vitae of Cardinal Roger Mahony

Personal Background

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Ordination

Priestly Assignments

Honors

Special Work Assignments

National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference (Now USCCB)

Membership & Participation, Holy See, Rome

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