James Stafford

Styles of
**James Francis Stafford**
Styles of; James Francis Stafford
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Denver (Emeritus)

His Eminence

James Francis Stafford
His Eminence; James Francis Stafford
Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Archbishop Emeritus of Denver
Archdiocese	Denver
Installed	October 4, 2003
Retired	June 2, 2009
Predecessor	Luigi De Magistris
Successor	Fortunato Baldelli
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
Previous post(s)	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1996–2003); Archbishop of Denver (1986–1996); Bishop of Memphis (1982–1986); Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Respecta (1976–1982);
Orders
Ordination	December 15, 1957; by Martin John O'Connor
Consecration	February 29, 1976; by William Donald Borders, Lawrence Shehan, and Thomas Austin Murphy
Created cardinal	February 21, 1998; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1932 (age 92); Baltimore, Maryland, US
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Motto	In principium erat verbum; In the beginning was the word

James Francis Stafford (born July 26, 1932) is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2003 to 2009.^[1]

Stafford previously served as president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1996–2003), archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver (1986–1996), bishop of the Diocese of Memphis (1982–1986), and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1976–1982).^[2] Stafford was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998.^[3]

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^ "James Francis Cardinal Stafford". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
^ Miranda, Salvador. "STAFFORD, James Francis (1932– )". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2011.