Robert McElroy (cardinal)

Styles of
**Robert Walter McElroy**
Styles of; Robert Walter McElroy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Religious style	Cardinal
Informal style	Cardinal

His Eminence

Robert McElroy
His Eminence; Robert McElroy
Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington
	McElroy in 2025
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Washington
Appointed	January 6, 2025
Installed	March 11, 2025
Predecessor	Wilton Daniel Gregory
Other post	Cardinal Priest of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (2022‍–‍present)
Previous posts	Titular Bishop of Gemellae (2010‍–‍2015); Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (2010‍–‍2015); Bishop of San Diego (2015‍–‍2025);
Orders
Ordination	April 12, 1980; by John Raphael Quinn
Consecration	September 7, 2010; by George Hugh Niederauer
Created cardinal	August 27, 2022; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	February 5, 1954; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA); Stanford University (MA, PhD); Saint Patrick's Seminary (MDiv); Santa Clara University (STL); Pontifical Gregorian University (STD);
Motto	Dignitatis humanae; (Latin for 'Of Human Dignity')
Coat of arms

Robert Walter McElroy (born February 5, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Washington since 2025. He previously served as Bishop of San Diego from 2015 to 2025. He was made a cardinal in 2022.

McElroy was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1980. He later received advanced theological degrees from Santa Clara University and the Pontifical Gregorian University and has written articles for the Jesuit magazine America. McElroy was widely regarded as a supporter of the policies of Pope Francis.