Raymond Leo Burke

Raymond Leo Burke is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was born on January 30, 1946, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Burke was ordained as a priest in 1971 and served as a bishop in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1990 to 2000. He was appointed as the Archbishop of St. Louis in 2000 and later became the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in 2014. Burke is known for his conservative views on Catholic doctrine and his criticism of Pope Francis' policies.