Donald Wuerl

ABOUT DONALD WUERL

Cardinalate who was made the Archbishop of Washington in 2006 who previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and the Bishop of Pittsburgh.

He served as Cardinal John Wright's full-time secretary in Vatican City from 1969 to 1979.

Unlike many priests, he has been a strong advocate within the Catholic hierarchy for confronting sexual abuse more directly.

He has two brothers and a sister.

He was elevated to the status of Cardinalate by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.