Salvatore J. Cordileone
The Most Reverend Salvatore Joseph Cordileone Archbishop of San Francisco Archdiocese San Francisco Province San Francisco Appointed July 27, 2012 Installed October 4, 2012 Predecessor George Hugh Niederauer Orders Ordination July 9, 1982 by Leo Thomas Maher Consecration August 21, 2002 by Robert Brom Personal details Birth name Salvatore Giuseppe Cordileone Born (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 58) San Diego, California, USA Nationality American Denomination Roman Catholic Previous post Bishop of Oakland (2009-2012) Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (2002–2009) Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University University of San Diego Motto in verbo tuo (In Thy Word) Coat of arms Styles of Salvatore Cordileone Reference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Excellency Religious style Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (born June 5, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the archbishop of San Francisco, California. He is notable for his outspoken opposition to same-sex civil marriage and LGBT civil rights as chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee for the Defense of Marriage, and for his willingness to use the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite of Mass. A conservative theologian, Cordileone has fluency in reading and speaking English, Spanish, Italian and Latin.