William Francis Malooly

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name=William Malooly
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William Francis Malooly (born January 18, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as the Bishop of Wilmington.

Biography

William Malooly was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended [http://www.stursula.org/about.htm St. Ursula School] in Parkville before entering St. Charles College in Catonsville and later St. Mary's Seminary and University in Roland Park. He was ordained to the priesthood by his uncle, Bishop T.(Thomas) Austin Murphy, on May 9, 1970, and then did pastoral work in Texas and Baltimore.

Malooly was Associate Administrator, and later Administrator, of the [http://www.msgrodwyer.org/ CYO Retreat House] in Sparks from 1981 to 1984. He was then made Director of Clergy Personnel (1984) and chancellor and vicar general (1989) for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In 1990, he was raised to the rank of an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness. In April 1999, he was awarded the President's Medal by St. Mary's Seminary and University.

On December 12, 2000, Malooly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of "Flumenzer" by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on March 1, 2001 from William Cardinal Keeler, with Archbishop William Borders and Bishop William Newman serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. In addition to his role as an auxiliary, Malooly was later named Western Vicar of the archdiocese, serving the thirty-eight parishes and six missions in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Washington counties.

In 2006, the Bishop received the Cardinal Shehan Award from the Archdiocesan Youth Office, an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg. He is also a member of the Knights of Malta, and of the Board of Trustees of Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Mary's Seminary and University, and Mount Saint Mary's University.

On July 7, 2008, Bishop Malooly was appointed the Bishop of Wilmington. He was installed in that office on the following September 8.

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmalooly.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.archbalt.org/our-history/auxiliaries-detail.cfm?customel_datapageid_999=2227 Archdiocese of Baltimore]
* [http://www.cdow.org/ Catholic Diocese of Wilmington]