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.

Priestly ministry

From 1961 until around 1966, Levada worked in parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, including St. Monica's Church in Santa Monica. He also taught high school and worked in college campus ministry.

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After this, he returned to Rome and continued his studies at the North American College. He received a doctorate in sacred theology. His 1971 dissertation was written under Francis A. Sullivan, SJ. In the early 1970s, he returned to the United States and taught theology at St. John's Seminary School of Theology in Camarillo, California. During this time he was also named the first Director of Continuing Education for the Clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and received the title Monsignor.

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1971 - Francis A. Sullivan, SJ - United States - St. John's Seminary School of Theology - Camarillo, California - Monsignor

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From 1976 to 1982, Levada was an official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican. He had been recommeded by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. During this time, he taught part-time at the Pontifical Gregorian University. At the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Levada served under three popes (Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I, and Pope John Paul II), and under two prefects of the CDF (Franjo Cardinal Seper and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger).

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1976 - 1982 - Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Vatican - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin - Pope Paul VI - Pope John Paul I - Pope John Paul II - Franjo Cardinal Seper - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

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In 1982, Los Angeles Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Manning named Levada as the Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops in Sacramento, the public policy arm of the Church in California.

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Timothy Cardinal Manning - Sacramento

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