Timothy Broglio

{{Short description|American Catholic prelate (born 1951)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox Christian leader | honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend | name = Timothy Broglio | honorific-suffix = | title = Archbishop for the Military Services, USA | image = Archbishop of the Military Services visits (3x4 cropped).jpg | caption = Broglio in 2015 | province = | church = Catholic Church | archdiocese = Military Services, USA | see = | appointed = November 19, 2007 | enthroned = January 25, 2008 | retired = | predecessor = Edwin F. O'Brien | successor = | ordination = May 19, 1977 | ordained_by = Sergio Pignedoli | consecration = March 19, 2001 | consecrated_by = John Paul II Angelo Sodano Giovanni Battista Re | other_post = | previous_post = Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic (2001–2007) Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico (2001–2007) Titular Archbishop of Amiternum (2001–2007) President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2022-2025) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|12|22}} | birth_place = Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | nationality = | religion = Catholic | residence = | parents = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | alma_mater = Boston College Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Pontifical North American College | signature = | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Timothy Broglio.svg | motto = ''Quaerite regnum Dei'' (Seek God's kingdom) | coat_of_arms_alt = The Coat of Arms of Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio is not a shield, but a chalice. It is rounded on three sides that flow from the cross and episcopal hat. }} {{Infobox bishopstyles | name= Timothy Paul Broglio | dipstyle= *His Excellency *The Most Reverend | offstyle=Your Excellency | relstyle=Archbishop | image = Coat of arms of Timothy Broglio.svg | image_size = 200px }}

'''Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio''' KC*HS (born December 22, 1951) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, since 2008 and as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2022 to 2025. Broglio previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2008.

== Early life and education== Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio was born on December 22, 1951,<ref name="Pilot" /> in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and attended St. Ignatius High School. After graduating from high school, Broglio attended Boston College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in classics.

Broglio entered the Pontifical Gregorian University after graduating from college, earning a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree while residing at the Pontifical North American College.<ref name=":0" />

==Priesthood== Broglio was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Cleveland by Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli on May 19, 1977. Broglio then served as an associate pastor at St. Margaret Mary Parish, in South Euclid, Ohio, later remarking that the assignment was "the best two years of [his] life".<ref name="Pilot">{{cite news |last1=O’Grady |first1=Robert M. |title=BC alumnus named to head Archdiocese for the Military Services |url=http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=5506 |work=The Pilot |agency=Catholic News Service |date=November 23, 2007 |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=December 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716223849/http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=5506 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Returning to Rome in 1979, he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and graduated in 1983; He also earned his Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Gregorian, and joined the Vatican’s diplomatic corps. After serving as secretary for the nunciatures to the Ivory Coast (1983–1987) and to Paraguay (1987–1990), Broglio worked at the Vatican Secretariat of State as desk officer for Central America. He then served as personal secretary to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano.<ref name=":0" />

===Apostolic Nuncio and Delegate=== On February 27, 2001, Broglio was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, and Titular Archbishop of Amiternum.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher= Holy See Press Office | access-date= December 3, 2019 | title= Rinunce e Nomine, 27.02.2001 | language= it | date= February 27, 2001 | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/02/27/0130/00336.html | archive-date= June 8, 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230608132256/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/02/27/0130/00336.html | url-status= live }}</ref> He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 2001, from Pope John Paul II, with Cardinals Angelo Sodano and Giovanni Battista Re serving as co-consecrators. His consecration, and the days leading to it, were recorded and used by National Geographic in their 2001 documentary, "Inside the Vatican."<ref name="film">{{Cite AV media|url=|title=Inside the Vatican|last=|first=|type=film|language=English|year=2001}}</ref>

===Archbishop of the Military Services, USA=== [[File:201018-N-BD231-0191 (50506829782).jpg|thumb|Broglio celebrating Mass at the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland during the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020]] Pope Benedict XVI named Broglio head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, on November 19, 2007.<ref name=":0">{{cite press release | publisher= Holy See Press Office | access-date= December 3, 2019 | title= Rinunce e Nomine, 19.11.2007 | date= November 19, 2007 | language= it | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/11/19/0606/01640.html | archive-date= June 7, 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230607092650/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/11/19/0606/01640.html | url-status= live }}</ref> He was installed on January 25, 2008, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. During his tenure, Broglio has voiced opposition to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate and the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and showed support for the Trump administration's 2017 ban on transgender individuals serving in the United States military.<ref name=Case>{{cite journal |last1=Case |first1=Mary Anne |title=Trans Formations in the Vatican's War on "Gender Ideology" |journal=Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society |date=2019 |volume=44 |issue=3 |pages=639–664 |doi=10.1086/701498 |s2cid=149472746 |url=https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13570&context=journal_articles |url-access=subscription |archive-date=2021-05-12 |access-date=2022-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512022931/https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13570&context=journal_articles |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== USCCB President === On November 15, 2022, at the fall Plenary Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Broglio was elected USCCB president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Broglio: conservative, continuity, or compromise? |url=https://www.pillarcatholic.com/broglio-conservative-continuity-or-compromise/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=The Pillar |language=en}}</ref>

Aside from his native English, Broglio is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and French,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RINUNCE E NOMINE |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/02/27/0130/00336.html |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=press.vatican.va |archive-date=2023-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608132256/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/02/27/0130/00336.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a board member of Catholic Distance University.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, JCD |url=https://cdu.edu/team-members/archbishop-timothy-p-broglio/ |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=Catholic Distance University}}</ref>

== Viewpoints ==

=== COVID-19 vaccine exemptions === 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howe |first1=Elizabeth |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Catholic Troops Can Refuse COVID Vaccine, Archbishop Declares |language=en |work=Defense One |url=https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/10/catholic-troops-can-refuse-covid-vaccine-archbishop-declares/186056/}}</ref>

=== LGBT personnel in the military === Broglio opposed the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell policy from 1993 to 2011 that regulated service by LGBT personnel in the U.S. military. In 2013, he opposed the Pentagon's granting the same benefits to same-sex married couples as to other married couples.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNA |title=Archbishops decry military gay benefits plan |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/26597/archbishops-decry-military-gay-benefits-plan |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref> He also supported the Trump administration's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.<ref name="Case" />

=== Views on sex abuse scandals === In response to a letter from a military spouse complaining about a homily delivered in a base service, Broglio wrote:<blockquote>There is no question that the crisis of sexual abuse by priests in the USA is directly related to homosexuality ... [Ninety percent] of those abused were boys aged 12 and over. That is no longer pedophilia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-10 |title=Air Force Chaplain Under Investigation For Blaming 'Effeminate' Gay Priests For Church Abuse Scandals |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-chaplain-church-abuse-scandals/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Task & Purpose |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813004239/https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-chaplain-church-abuse-scandals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref></blockquote>

=== Immigration=== In June 2025, Broglio publicly criticized the enforcement-only approach to illegal immigration and the continued erosion of legal protections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dias |first1=Elizabeth |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Catholic Bishops Try to Rally Opposition to Trump's Immigration Agenda |language=en |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/catholic-bishops-trump-immigration.html |archive-date=June 29, 2025 |access-date=June 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629120115/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/catholic-bishops-trump-immigration.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Greenland, boat strikes, and morality === In 2026, in response to Donald Trump's proposal to seize Greenland by force, Broglio expressed concern. He noted that Greenland is a territory of Denmark, and stated that service members were morally justified in refusing orders that conflicted with their consciences. He also criticized the strikes on boats allegedly carrying drugs in 2025, emphasizing that the "intentional killing of noncombatants" is impermissible and that orders to deliberately kill survivors who posed no immediate threat were illegal and immoral.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suliman |first1=Adela |last2=Faiola |first2=Anthony |last3=Brown |first3=Matthew Hay |title='Morally acceptable' for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/20/us-trump-greenland-military-church-disobey/ |access-date=22 January 2026 |work=The Washington Post |date=20 January 2026}}</ref>

==Honors== * 60x60px Chaplain Grand Cross of Merit of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Comisión para Estados Unidos de América |url=https://ordenconstantiniana.org/real-comision-para-estados-unidos-de-america/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Orden Constantiniana |language=es |archive-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116212941/https://ordenconstantiniana.org/real-comision-para-estados-unidos-de-america/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 60x60px Knight Grand Officer of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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==External links== {{Commons category|Timothy P. Broglio}} * [http://www.milarch.org/ Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317100436/http://milarch.org/ |date=2005-03-17 }} *[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbroglio.html Catholic-Hierarchy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230035634/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbroglio.html |date=2007-12-30 }} * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/unit0.htm Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216160545/http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/unit0.htm |date=2014-02-16 }}. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

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