[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   REGARDING THE ELEVATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, EDWIN F. 
        O'BRIEN TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS BY POPE BENEDICT XVI

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                            HON. ANDY HARRIS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Archbishop 
of Baltimore, Edwin F. O'Brien on his recent selection to serve in the 
College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI. We in the Archdiocese of 
Baltimore have been blessed by his service and leadership as the 15th 
Archbishop of the nation's oldest See, the city of Baltimore. We 
applaud the Pope's decision to recognize his leadership in serving Him 
and His mission in Baltimore by elevating the Archbishop to serve in 
the College of Cardinals.
  Archbishop O'Brien, we thank you for your devotion to God and for 
your service to the Roman Catholic Church in Maryland and we 
congratulate you as our newest Cardinal.

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