What is Donald Wuerl?
[[File:Cardinal Donald William Wuerl in 2015.jpg|thumb|200px|Donald William Wuerl (2015)]] '''Donald William Wuerl''' (born November 12, 1940) is an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He was [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archbishop of Washington, D.C.]] from 2006 to 2018. He was promoted by [[Pope John Paul II]] to be [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle|Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle]] (1986–1987), and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Bishop of Pittsburgh]] (1988–2006). He was named Archbishop of Washington by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] and made a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] by him in 2010. Wuerl was criticized for how he handled sexual abuse cases during his time in Pittsburgh in 2018. Wuerl has denied mishandling the cases. On October 12, 2018, [[Pope Francis]] accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Washington. He remains a member of the [[College of Cardinals]], eligible to vote in a [[Papal conclave|papal election]] until November 2020.<ref>{{cite news | first=Daniel |last=Burke | title =Abuse survivors angry over Pope's praise for fallen cardinal | publisher = CNN |date= 12 October 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/12/us/cardinal-wuerl-resignation/index.html}}</ref> [[Wilton Daniel Gregory]] will replace him. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wuerl, Donald}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American cardinals]] [[Category:American theologians]] [[Category:Writers from Seattle]] [[Category:Writers from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:Writers from Washington, D.C.]] {{US-bio-stub}}