His Excellency Edwin Frederick O’Brien is the 15th Archbishop of Baltimore. On July 12, 2007, his appointment as Archbishop of Baltimore by Pope Benedict XVI was announced, and was formally installed as 15th Ordinary of the nation's oldest See on October 1 in ceremonies at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. 
Prior to his assignment in Baltimore, he was Archbishop of The Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States from 1997 until 2007.
