Washington’s archbishop reveals cancer diagnosis, will undergo surgery

A Catholic leader in the D C area will undergo surgery next week to remove a cancerous advance Cardinal Robert McElroy the eighth Archbishop of Washington has been diagnosed with liposarcoma and he will have the cancer surgically removed on Nov the Archdiocese of Washington noted in an update on its website Wednesday More stories Strong words from Washington s archbishop about immigration crackdowns Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC Archbishop of Washington explains why he spoke out against Trump s immigration policies The declaration stated that the McElroy s prognosis is good as the cancer is nonaggressive and tends not to metastasize I am at peace with this challenge and hope and believe that in God s grace I will be Archbishop of Washington for a multitude of years to come the -year old reported in a comment I ask your prayers and patronage in these days and plan to resume full duties two weeks after the surgery McElroy was appointed to the Archdiocese of Washington which includes D C and several Maryland counties by Pope Francis in January He became a cardinal in In McElroy was appointed as an auxiliary bishop in San Francisco by Pope Benedict XVI and in he became the sixth bishop of the Archdiocese of San Diego He was born in San Francisco and attended Harvard College in He obtained a masters in divinity at St Patrick Seminary in Source