Edwin Frederick O'Brien

His Eminence Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Cardinal priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino Grand Master emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Cardinal O'Brien in 2012
Church	Catholic Church Latin Church
Appointed	March 15, 2012
Retired	December 8, 2019
Predecessor	John Patrick Foley
Successor	Fernando Filoni
Orders
Ordination	May 29, 1965 by Francis Spellman
Consecration	March 25, 1996 by John Joseph O'Connor
Created cardinal	February 18, 2012 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2012‍–‍2022) Cardinal priest (2022‍–‍present)
Personal details
Born	(1939-04-08) April 8, 1939 (age 85) Bronx, New York, US
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Baltimore (2007‍–‍2011) Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (1997‍–‍2007) Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1996‍–‍1997) Titular Bishop of Thizica (1996‍–‍1997) Rector, St. Joseph's Seminary (1994‍–‍1997) Rector, Pontifical North American College (1990‍–‍1994) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1986‍–‍1996)[1] Rector, St. Joseph's Seminary (1985‍–‍1989)
Motto	Pastores dabo vobis (Latin for 'I will give you shepherds') Jeremiah 3:15

Styles of Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Baltimore (Emeritus)

Edwin Frederick O'Brien (born April 8, 1939) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2012 and headed the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from 2011 to 2019.

O'Brien served as archbishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2007 to 2011 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, from 1997 to 2007. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1996 to 1997.