'''James Francis Stafford''' (born July 26, 1932) is an [[United States|American]] [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as [[Apostolic Penitentiary|Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary]] from 2003 to 2009.<ref name=vatican>{{cite news|work=[[Holy See]]|title=STAFFORD Card. James Francis|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_stafford_jf_en.html}}</ref> He previously served as [[Pontifical Council for the Laity|President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity]] (1996–2003), [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|Archbishop of Denver]] (1986–1996), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis|Bishop of Memphis]] (1982–1986), and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore|Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore]] (1976–1982).<ref name=hierarchy>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bstafford|James Francis Cardinal Stafford|21 January 2015}}</ref> He was made a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1998.<ref name=cardinals>{{cite news|work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|title=STAFFORD, James Francis (1932– )|url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-s.htm#Stafford|last=Miranda|first=Salvador}}</ref>
