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Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
 

  
BornMay 23, 1949, Steubenville, Ohio
ParentsNicholas and Jane (Green) DiNardo
EducationGraduated 1967, The Bishop's Latin School
OrdainedJuly 16, 1977, Pittsburgh, PA
  
Assignments 
1981Assistant Chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Part-time Professor at St. Paul Seminary
1984 -1990Vatican Congregation for Bishops, Rome
1986-1989Director of the Villa Stritch, Rome
1991Assistant Secretary for Education of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
 Co-Administrator of Madonna del Castello Church in Swissvale, Pa
1994Founding Pastor of Sts. John and Paul Church in Franklin Park-Marshall Township, Pa.
  
Bishop of Sioux City August 19, 1997 Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City
 October 7, 1997 Ordained bishop
 November 28, 1998 Became Diocesan Ordinary
  
Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston March 26, 2004. Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston
  
Coadjutor Archbishop December 29, 2004
  
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston February 28, 2006
  
Cardinal Designate October 17, 2007 Named Cardinal-Designate
  
Cardinal November 24, 2007 Became Cardinal
  
Honors1969 Basselin Scholarship for Philosophy, Catholic University of America
  
Other ResponsibilitiesAd Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism for USCCB
 Advisor to the National Association of Pastoral Musicians for the USCCB
 Board of Directors of Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
 National Catholic Partnership for Persons with Disabilities, Washington, D.C
 Chair, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, November 2009