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	Who Might Replace Rigali? By Jan Ransome Philadelphia Daily News July 18, 2011 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/125729898.html Here are four contenders to replace Cardinal Rigali, according to the National Catholic Reporter: ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT, 66, of Denver, an American Indian, is the leading candidate, sources tell the Daily News. Chaput was born in Concordia, Kan. After earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. Fidelis College Seminary in Herman, Pa., he received a master's in theology from the University of San Francisco. Chaput was ordained Bishop of Rapid City, S.D., in 1988. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Denver on Feb. 18, 1997. As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe, he is the second American Indian to be ordained bishop in the U.S. and the first archbishop. ARCHBISHOP WILTON GREGORY, 63, of Atlanta, would be the first African-American archbishop to become a cardinal, should he be chosen. Gregory was born in Chicago. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1973. On Dec. 9, 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed Gregory as the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2001 during the escalating sexual-abuse crisis by Catholic clergy. Under his leadership, the bishops implemented the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH KURTZ, 64, of Louisville, Ky., was appointed on June 12, 2007. He served as Bishop of Knoxville from 1999 to 2007. Born in Mahanoy City, Pa., he earned bachelor and master of divinity degrees from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia and a master's degree in social work from the Marywood School of Social Work, in Scranton. Kurtz was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Allentown in 1972, and served 27 years. He received the distinguished title of monsignor in 1986. He is vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. BISHOP WILLIAM LORI, 60, of Bridgeport, Conn., was installed as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport on March 19, 2001. Born in Louisville, Ky., he earned a bachelor's degree from the Seminary of Saint Pius X, a master's degree from Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and a doctorate in sacred theology from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Lori was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., in 1977. Shortly after Lori was appointed Bishop of Bridgeport, the 9/11 terrorist attacks affected many Fairfield County families and a revelation of sexual abuse hit the church. Lori responded by removing offenders and creating "Safe Environment" policies to protect children. He later was appointed to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Sexual Abuse. Lori helped draft the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
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