William H. Keeler

His Eminence William H. Keeler
Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore
Cardinal Keeler in 1996
See	Baltimore
Appointed	April 11, 1989
Installed	May 23, 1989
Term ended	July 12, 2007
Predecessor	William Donald Borders
Successor	Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
Orders
Ordination	July 17, 1955 by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	September 21, 1979 by Joseph Thomas Daley
Created cardinal	November 26, 1994 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1931-03-04)March 4, 1931 San Antonio, Texas, US
Died	March 23, 2017(2017-03-23) (aged 86) Catonsville, Maryland, US
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Harrisburg (1984–1989) Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (1979–1884)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University (STL, JCD)
Motto	Opus fac evangelistae (Do the work of an evangelist)

Styles of William Henry Keeler
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Baltimore (emeritus)

William Henry Keeler (March 4, 1931 – March 23, 2017) was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1994. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Keeler was President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1992 to 1995.

As Archbishop of Baltimore, Keeler was known for his failure to take action against priests who had been accused of inappropriate conduct, which significantly damaged his reputation. Keeler also led a restoration of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, one of two cathedrals in the archdiocese and the oldest in the United States, which was completely repaired and restored to near its original appearance by 2006. Keeler was also recognized for forming strong relationships with people from other religious groups, particularly those of the Jewish and Protestant faiths. Despite his failure to take action against priests who were accused of inappropriate conduct, Keeler was also noted for his response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, choosing to publish the names of 57 priests who had been "credibly accused of child abuse" in 2002.^[1]