Pope Francis promotes critic of Trump to be archbishop of DC

Published January 6, 2025 8:38am ET



Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy to be the archbishop over Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The promotion comes on the anniversary of Jan. 6, two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. McElroy, 70, was the outspoken bishop from San Diego who had criticized Trump’s deportation plans since his first term.

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