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Retired Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco dies at 80
By Catholic News Service
SAN FRANCISCO – Retired Arch-
bishop George H. Niederauer of San
Francisco, a longtime English professor
and 11-year bishop of Salt Lake City, died
May 2 at 80.
He had been living at Nazareth House
in San Rafael, California, for several
months following a diagnosis of inter-
stitial lung disease.
“Archbishop Niederauer was known
for his spiritual leadership, intelligence
and wisdom, compassion and humor,
and was always focused on his respon-
sibility to live and teach the faith,” said
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J.
Cordileone in an announcement to the
priests of the archdiocese.
“When he was named archbishop,
he was asked what he would want the
Retired San Francisco Archbishop George H.
Niederauer, who died May 2 at 80, is pictured
in this undated photo. (CNS photo/Catholic
San Francisco)
people of the Archdiocese of San Fran-
cisco to know about him,” Archbishop
Cordileone said. “He answered, ‘I’ve
chosen the motto for my coat of arms,
‘to serve and to give,’ because I am con-
vinced servant leadership in the church
defines the role of the bishop.’ ”
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, retired
archbishop of Los Angeles, expressed
sadness when he learned about the
archbishop’s death. “May God’s warm
embrace encircle him unto eternal life,”
he said.
“His engaging wit and humor be-
came hallmarks of his open and loving
personality, and he always had just the
right words and the turn of a phrase to
help defuse tensions and to uplift people,
no matter what cloud was overhead,”
Cardinal Mahony added.
The eighth archbishop of San Fran-
cisco, Archbishop Niederauer succeeded
seminary classmate and boyhood friend
Cardinal William J. Levada who was ap-
pointed by Pope Benedict XVI as prefect
for the Congregation for the Doctrine of
the Faith in 2005. Archbishop Nieder-
auer served in San Francisco from 2006
to 2012.
Born June 14, 1936, in Los Angeles,
the only son of a banker-turned-home-
builder and a homemaker, Archbishop
Niederauer attended Stanford University
for one year before he entered Saint John’s
Seminary in Camarillo, California. He
was ordained to the priesthood April 30,
1962, for the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
He earned a doctorate in English from
the University of Southern California in
1966, and spent 27 years as English pro-
fessor, spiritual director, theology teacher
and rector at Saint John’s Seminary and
at Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los
Angeles before his 1994 appointment by
Saint John Paul II as bishop of Salt Lake
City. He also served as associate pastor
from 1962 to 1963 in the Los Angeles area.
In retirement, Cardinal Levada and
Archbishop Niederauer shared a home
on the grounds of Saint Patrick’s Semi-
nary and University in Menlo Park,
California. During his nearly five years
of retirement, he regularly led retreats
for bishops, priests, deacons, men and
women religious and seminarians.
Sister Julie Kubasak Named Provincial Superior of the Daughters of Charity, Province of Los Altos Hills
The Daughters of Charity, Province
of Los Altos Hills, California, are happy
to announce the appointment of Sister
Julie Kubasak, DC, as their new Pro-
vincial Superior. The appointment was
made by the Superioress General and
the General Council of the Daughters of
Charity in Paris, France, after consulta-
tion with all the Sisters of the province.
Sister Julie was born and raised in
Burbank, California, the youngest of
seven children. She attended California
State University at Northridge, gradu-
Sister Julie Kubasak, DC
ating with a B.A. in Liberal Studies in
1981. She entered the Community in
1983, having her initial formation in
Los Altos Hills. In 2001, she earned
her M.A. in Theological Studies from
the Franciscan School of Theology in
Berkeley, and then a Masters in Catho-
lic School Leadership from the Univer-
sity of San Francisco in 2013.
Prior to serving the past two years
as Provincial Education Councillor, her
extensive education experience includ-
ed serving as principal of Saint Vincent
de Paul School in Phoenix, Arizona, as
well as a classroom teacher for grades
1-10 at numerous schools through-
out the province. She also served as
Seminary Directress of Interprovincial
Seminary in Evansville, Indiana. Sister
Julie has served as a speaker and men-
tor principal for the Latino Enrollment
Institute, and a speaker for School
Pastors Institute, both initiatives of the
University of Notre Dame.
Sister Julie Kubasak will be installed
as Provincial Superior in a private cer-
emony on July 9 at Seton Provincialate
in Los Altos Hills. She replaces Sister
Marjory Ann Baez, DC, who served as
Provincial Superior for nine years.
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