Timothy Paul Broglio | |
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| Archbishop for the Military Services, USA | |
 Bishop Broglio in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Military Services, USA |
| Appointed | November 19, 2007 |
| Installed | January 25, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Edwin F. O'Brien |
| Previous posts | Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic (2001–2007) Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico (2001–2007) Titular Archbishop ofAmiternum (2001–2007) President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2022-2025) |
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| Ordination | May 19, 1977 by Sergio Pignedoli |
| Consecration | March 19, 2001 by John Paul II Angelo Sodano Giovanni Battista Re |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-12-22)December 22, 1951 (age 73) Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Boston College Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Pontifical North American College |
| Motto | Quaerite regnum Dei (Seek God's kingdom) |
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| Styles of Timothy Paul Broglio | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Timothy Paul Andrew BroglioKC*HS (born December 22, 1951) is anAmerican Catholic prelate who has served asArchbishop for the Military Services, USA, since 2008 and as president of theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2022 to 2025. Broglio previously served asApostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic andApostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2008.
Broglio has gained attention for his opinions onLGBT personnel serving in the U.S. military and onhomosexuality being a root cause of thechurch sexual abuse scandal.
Timothy Broglio was born on December 22, 1951,[1] inCleveland Heights,Ohio, and attendedSt. Ignatius High School. After graduating from high school, Broglio attendedBoston College, where he obtained aBachelor of Arts degree inclassics.
Broglio entered thePontifical Gregorian University after graduating from college, earning aBachelor of Sacred Theology degree while residing at thePontifical North American College.[2]
Broglio wasordained to the priesthood for theDiocese of Cleveland by CardinalSergio Pignedoli on May 19, 1977. Broglio then served as an associate pastor at St. Margaret Mary Parish, inSouth Euclid, Ohio, later remarking that the assignment was "the best two years of [his] life".[1]
Returning to Rome in 1979, he studied at thePontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and graduated in 1983; He also earned hisDoctor of Canon Law degree from the Gregorian, and joined theVatican’sdiplomatic corps. After serving assecretary for the nunciatures to theIvory Coast (1983–1987) and toParaguay (1987–1990), Broglio worked at theVatican Secretariat of State as desk officer forCentral America. He then served as personal secretary toVatican Secretary of State CardinalAngelo Sodano.[2]
On February 27, 2001, Broglio was appointedApostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, as well asApostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, andTitular Archbishop ofAmiternum.[3] He received hisepiscopal consecration on March 19, 2001, fromPope John Paul II, with CardinalsAngelo Sodano andGiovanni Battista Re serving asco-consecrators. His consecration, and the days leading to it, were recorded and used byNational Geographic in their 2001 documentary, "Inside the Vatican."[4]
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Pope Benedict XVI named Broglio head of theArchdiocese for the Military Services, USA, on November 19, 2007.[2] He was installed on January 25, 2008, at theBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. During his tenure, Broglio has voiced opposition to theAffordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate and the repeal ofDon't Ask Don't Tell, and showed support for theTrump administration's 2017ban on transgender individuals serving in the United States military.[5]
On November 15, 2022, at the fall Plenary Assembly of theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Broglio was elected USCCB president.[6]
Aside from his nativeEnglish, Broglio is fluent inItalian,Spanish, andFrench,[7] and is a board member ofCatholic Distance University.[8]
In October 2021, Broglio released a statement supporting the military's granting of exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination mandates on the basis of service members'conscience-based objections.[9]
Broglio opposed the repeal ofDon't Ask Don't Tell policy from 1993 to 2011 that regulated service byLGBT personnel in the U.S. military. In 2013, he opposed the Pentagon's granting the same benefits tosame-sex married couples as to other married couples.[10] He also supported the Trump administration'sban on transgender individuals serving in the military.[5]
In response to a letter from a military spouse complaining about ahomily delivered in a base service, Broglio wrote:
“There is no question that the crisis of sexual abuse by priests in the USA is directly related to homosexuality,” Broglio wrote. “[Ninety percent] of those abused were boys aged 12 and over. That is no longer pedophilia.”[11]
In June 2025, Broglio publicly criticized the enforcement-only approach to illegal immigration and the continued erosion of legal protections.[12]
Chaplain Grand Cross of Merit of theSacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[13]
Knight Grand Officer of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
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| Preceded by | Archbishop for the Military Services January 25, 2008 – Present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | President of theUSCCB 2022–Present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Apostolic Nuncio to theDominican Republic 2001–2007 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Titular Archbishop ofAmiternum 2001–2007 | Succeeded by |
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