OUR ARCHBISHOP
Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Salvatore Cordileone was appointed the Archbishop of San Francisco on July 27, 2012, and was installed on October 4, 2012, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.
Since then, he has led the faithful of San Francisco with steadfast determination.
Latest from the Archbishop
Read Archbishop’s latest statements, homilies, op-eds, videos, memos, and more.
“Giving Something Up Is Doing Something Positive: The Spiritual Side of the Pain-Pleasure Principle”
“Freely Choosing to Suffer with Christ for Solidarity with the Poor”
“Lessons from St. Jeanne Jugan on Living the Mystery of Love”
“Marriage: the Number One Weapon in the Fight to Defeat Evil”
Letter from Archbishop Cordileone on immigration
Carta del Arzobispo Cordileone sobre la inmigración
“Doing Our Part to Trust in Divine Providence”
“Do everything for the glory of God.”
“The Virtue of Waiting Upon the Lord and the Life of Religious Consecration”
“Fulfilling the Last Commandment: Our Anchor of Hope for Eternal Life”
Catholic Education: “Ever Ancient, Ever New”
Homilies by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone
The coat of arms
The coat of arms of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrates the line of fishermen in his family. It presents a red crab against a silver background and a demi-lion with red claws holding a heart to honor the family name, Cordileone, which means “heart of a lion” from a literal translation of cor di leone.
The banner at the bottom includes his motto, “In Verbo Tuo,” translated, “At Your Word,” recalling the Gospel story of the apostles casting their nets at the Lord’s urging after fishing all night and catching nothing. Peter lets down the net on the strength of Christ’s command. “And Simon answered: ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” (Luke 5:5)
Archbishop’s Circle
The Archbishop’s Circle consists of over eighty households representing about 110 individuals. Circle members support special programs identified by Archbishop Cordileone. Without the support of the Circle members, these initiatives would not be funded.
Support Archbishop Cordileone and his vision by funding special programs and initiatives
The Archbishop’s First Pastoral Letter
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you” (Jer 1:5). A young Jeremiah heard the Lord speak these words to him over 2500 years ago. In these times in which we are living, the scourge of abortion ignores the reality that humans are made in the image of God, known and beloved by God. This pastoral letter addresses all Catholics, but especially Catholics in public life, calling for deep reflection on the evil of abortion and on the meaning of receiving Holy Communion, the Bread of Life.
