William Joseph Levada

William Joseph Levada, (born 15 June, 1936 in Long Beach, California) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church from the United States. He is the Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco and currently serves in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Early life and clerical formation

Levada was born in Long Beach, California on June 15, 1936. His great-grandparents came from Portugal and Ireland, and immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1860s. He grew up in Long Beach, California and Houston, Texas, and attended a college seminary in the Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Los Angeles.

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Long Beach, California - June 15 - 1936 - Portugal - Ireland - San Francisco Bay Area - 1860s - Houston, Texas - Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Los Angeles

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From 1958 to 1961, Levada attended seminary at the North American College of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on December 20, 1961.

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North American College - Pontifical Gregorian University - Rome - December 20 - 1961

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