SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
The Salt Lake Tribune
By Sean Maher
| Contra Costa Times
San Francisco • Oakland’s bishop, Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, will become the archbishop of San Francisco, making him perhaps the highest profile opponent of same-sex marriage in a city renowned for its support for gay rights.
Cordileone, 56, was appointed to the new job by Pope Benedict XVI to replace retiring Archbishop
A San Diego native, Cordileone was installed as Oakland’s bishop in May, 2009. His time in the East Bay “has given him a deep understanding of the radically diverse cultural composition of the Bay Area and a dedication to multicultural ministry,” church spokesman George Wesolek said.
At a news conference Friday morning at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, Cordileone accepted the position with a speech he repeated in English and Spanish
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