Archbishop of San Francisco

The Holy Father has named the Most Reverend George Hugh Niederauer, currently Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), as the new Archbishop of San Francisco.

Born in Los Angeles in 1936, Archbishop-elect Niederauer was ordained in 1962 for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He received a PhD in English Literature from USC in 1966. He has worked in parishes and priestly formation. He was consecrated Bishop of Salt Lake City in 1995.