SF archbishop arrested on DUI in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (CA)
U-T San Diego

Written by
Debbi Baker

SAN DIEGO — The archbishop-elect of San Francisco for the Roman Catholic Church was arrested and jailed over the weekend in San Diego on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.

Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, 56, who was appointed archbishop in July, was taken into custody Saturday at 12:26 a.m. after being stopped on College Avenue near Montezuma Road, police said.

Cordileone, who is a San Diego native, was booked into county jail on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence and later posted bail.

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