founded El Pregonero, the first Spanish language newspaper in the area. In 1978, Cardinal William Baum appointed O'Malley as episcopal vicar for the Portuguese, Hispanic, and Haitian communities in the Archdiocese of Washington. He also became executive director of the archdiocesan Office of Social Ministry. He says his daily prayers in Spanish. Bishop of Saint Thomas O'Malley was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on May 30, 1984, by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on August 2, 1984, by Bishop Edward Harper, with Archbishop James Hickey and Bishop Eugene Marino serving as co-consecrators. In 1985, O'Malley was also named knight commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique by the Government of Portugal for his service to the Portuguese people in Washington. O'Malley served as coadjutor bishop for one year and then automatically succeeded Harper as bishop on October 16, 1985 when he resigned. While in the Virgin Islands, O'Malley worked with the homeless and opened a home for people with HIV/AIDS. He was made an honorary chaplain of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1991. Bishop of Fall River On June 16, 1992, John Paul II appointed O'Malley as bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. He was installed on August 11, 1992. As bishop, O'Malley first attempted to settle the sexual abuse scandal in the Fall River diocese. In 1998, John Paul II appointed O'Malley to the Special Assembly for Oceania of the Synod of Bishops. Bishop of Palm Beach On September 3, 2002, John Paul II appointed O'Malley as bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach. He was installed on October 19, 2002. O'Malley also tried to overcome the abuse scandal there. He also worked closely with the Portuguese and Hispanic population there. Archbishop of Boston Known as a fixer in various Roman Catholic dioceses plagued by sexual abuse scandals, John Paul II appointed O'Malley as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston on July 1, 2003. He succeeded Cardinal Bernard Law, who had resigned as a consequence of the sexual abuse scandal there. On July 3, 2019, the archdiocese released a statement revealing that O'Malley had agreed to accept Pope Francis' request to stay on as Archbishop of Boston "for a few more years," despite the fact that O'Malley, as required, submitted his letter of resignation upon turning 75 years of age. Archdiocese spokesperson