George Hugh Niederauer


George Hugh Niederauer
Archbishop of San Francisco
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
AppointedDecember 15, 2005
InstalledFebruary 15, 2006
Term endedJuly 27, 2012
PredecessorWilliam Levada
SuccessorSalvatore J. Cordileone
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Orders
OrdinationApril 30, 1962
by James Francis Aloysius McIntyre
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1995
by Roger Mahony, William Levada, and Tod Brown
Personal details
Born(1936-06-14)June 14, 1936
DiedMay 2, 2017(2017-05-02) (aged 80)
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationStanford University
St. John's Seminary
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Loyola Marymount University
University of Southern California
MottoTo serve and to give
Styles of
George Hugh Niederauer
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

George Hugh Niederauer (June 14, 1936 – May 2, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the archbishop of San Francisco in California from 2005 to 2012. Before that, Niederauer served as bishop of Salt Lake City in Utah from 1994 to 2005.