Achbishop-elect of San Francisco, Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, Charged with Dui Misdemeanors

By Angela Woodall
Mercury News
August 31, 2012

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The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco, Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, has been charged with two misdemeanors stemming from his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence, the San Diego city attorney's office announced Friday.

The city attorney's office said Cordileone is accused of one count of driving under the influence and one count of driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than the legal limit of .08 percent.

Cordileone was arrested Aug. 27 after being stopped at a checkpoint in San Diego.

He was released on a $2,500 bond and ordered to appear in court Oct. 9.

Cordileone, 56, is the current bishop of the Oakland Diocese. In a written apology released by the diocese two days after his arrest, Cordileone admitted he "was found to be over the California legal blood alcohol level" when stopped on his way from a dinner with friends to his mother's home.

In late July, Pope Benedict XVI selected Cordileone to become archbishop of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties. He is scheduled to be installed as archbishop of San Francisco Oct. 4.