Theodore Edgar McCarrick Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick ( b . July 7 , 1930 ) was the fifth Cardinal Archbishop of Washington , DC , serving from 2001 to 2006 . Education He attended Catholic elementary school , Fordham Preparatory School , and Fordham University . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St . Joseph 's Seminary in Yonkers , New York , United States , in 1954 , and a Master 's degree in history from the same institution in 1958 . After being ordained to the priesthood by Francis Cardinal Spellman on May 31 , 1958 in New York City , McCarrick went on to earn a second Master 's degree in social sciences and a doctorate in sociology , both at The Catholic University of America in Washington , DC. As Archbishop of Washington he also served as the Chancellor and remains a member of the Board of Trustees of CUA . Episcopacy He was an auxiliary bishop of New York , the first Bishop of Metuchen , and Archbishop of Newark before becoming Archbishop of Washington . He is the Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Ss . Nerei et Achillei . He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI . Styles of Theodore Cardinal McCarrick Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal See Washington ( emeritus ) He also serves as the chairman of a task force examining the church 's relationship with Catholic politicians whose voting records conflict with Church doctrine . On May 16 , 2006 , Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal McCarrick as Archbishop of Washington , DC , and appointed Donald Wuerl , Bishop of Pittsburgh , as the 6th Archbishop of Washington , DC. From May 16 until Wuerl 's installation one month later on June 22 , 2006 , McCarrick served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Washington , an interim post . Episcopal Succession Episcopal Lineage Consecrated by : Terence Cardinal Cooke Date of consecration : June 29 1977 Consecrator of Bishop Date of consecration John Mortimer Smith January 25 1988 James Thomas McHugh January 25 1988 Michael Angelo Saltarelli July 30 1990 Charles James McDonnell March 12 1994 João José Burke May 25 1995 Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio October 31 1996 Paul Gregory Bootkoski September 5 1997 Vincent DePaul Breen September 8 1997 Arthur Joseph Serratelli September 8 2000 Francisco González Valer February 11 2002 Kevin Joseph Farrell February 11 2002 Martin David Holley July 2 2004 Preceded by : erected Bishop of Metuchen 1981 – 1986 Succeeded by : Edward Thomas Hughes Preceded by : Peter Leo Gerety Archbishop of Newark 1986 – 2000 Succeeded by : John Joseph Meyers Preceded by : James Cardinal Hickey Archbishop of Washington 2000 – 2006 Succeeded by : Donald Wuerl External links Biography from the Washington Archdiocese website . Catholic-Hierarchy.net statistics Retiring Archbishop Gives Farewell Homily Washingtonpost.com , June 19 , 2006 , by Candace Rondeaux .  This article about a Roman Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Roman Catholic bishop stubs | 1930 births | Living people | American cardinals | Roman Catholic archbishops | Irish-Americans | The Catholic University of America | The Catholic University of America alumni In other languages : Deutsch | Norsk ( bokmål ) | Polski | Русский Theodore Cardinal McCarrick His Eminence Your Eminence Washington ( emeritus ) June 29 1977 Terence Cardinal Cooke bishopconsecrated1 John Mortimer Smith January 25 1988 bishopconsecrated2 James Thomas McHugh January 25 1988 bishopconsecrated3 Michael Angelo Saltarelli July 30 1990 bishopconsecrated4 Charles James McDonnell March 12 1994 bishopconsecrated5 João José Burke May 25 1995 bishopconsecrated6 Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio October 31 1996 bishopconsecrated7 Paul Gregory Bootkoski September 5 1997 bishopconsecrated8 Vincent DePaul Breen September 8 1997 bishopconsecrated9 Arthur Joseph Serratelli September 8 2000 bishopconsecrated10 Francisco González Valer February 11 2002 bishopconsecrated11 Kevin Joseph Farrell February 11 2002 bishopconsecrated12 Martin David Holley July 2 2004 null null null null null null null null Bishop of Metuchen erected Edward Thomas Hughes 1981 – 1986 Archbishop of Newark Peter Leo Gerety John Joseph Meyers 1986 – 2000 Archbishop of Washington James Cardinal Hickey Donald Wuerl 2000 – 2006 