Raymond Leo Burke

His Eminence Raymond Leo Burke
Patron Emeritus of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Burke in 2008
Church	Catholic
Appointed	November 8, 2014
Retired	June 19, 2023
Predecessor	Paolo Sardi
Successor	Gianfranco Ghirlanda
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti (2021–present)
Previous post(s)	Cardinal Deacon of Sant'Agata de' Goti (2010–2021) Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (2008–2014) Archbishop of St. Louis (2004–2008) Bishop of La Crosse (1995–2004)
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Consecration	January 6, 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	November 20, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (2010–2021) Cardinal-Priest (2021–present)
Personal details
Born	Raymond Leo Burke (1948-06-30) June 30, 1948 Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S.
Residence	Rome, Italy
Education	Catholic University of America Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Secundum cor tuum for According to Your heart
Signature
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Pope Paul VI Date June 29, 1975 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Pope John Paul II Co-consecrators Giovanni Battista Re Jorge María Mejía Date January 6, 1995
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Raymond Leo Burke as principal consecrator Robert Finn May 3, 2004 Philip Tartaglia November 20, 2005 James Vann Johnston, Jr. March 31, 2008

Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is a cardinal, and the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He led the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 2004 to 2008 and the Diocese of La Crosse from 1995 to 2004.

From June 2008 to November 2014, he was the prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Burke became known for being against the COVID-19 vaccine. In August 2021, he was hospitalized under critical condition after being diagnosed with COVID-19.