George Hugh Niederauer

Religious Leader

Birthday June 14, 1936

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE May 2, 2017 (80)

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About

American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco from 2006 to 2012.

Before Fame

He earned a Bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. John's Seminary in Camarillo in 1959.

Trivia

He was the first senior American cleric to state publicly that he viewed "Brokeback Mountain", a film he found "very powerful."

Family Life

He has no siblings.

Associated With

He was made the Bishop of Salt Lake City by Pope John Paul II in 1994.