Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Chicago / Chicagien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, Springfield in Illinois

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 11

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1843.11.28: Established as Diocese of Chicago / Chicagien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Saint Louis and Diocese of Vincennes and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1853.07.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Quincy
1875.02.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Peoria
1880.09.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago / Chicagien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Alton and Peoria)
1887.01.07: Gained suffragan see Belleville
1908.09.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Rockford and gained suffragan see Rockford
1923.10.26: Lost suffragan see Alton and gained suffragan see Springfield in Illinois
1948.12.11: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Joliet and gained suffragan see Joliet

Contact Info

Address: 155 E. Superior St., P.O. Box 1979, Chicago, IL 60690-1979, USA

Phone: +1 (312) 751-8200

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1979.10)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2014.09.20 – ...):	Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich (75) Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola
Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.03 – ...):	Bishop Mark Andrew Bartosic (63) Titular Bishop of Naratcata
Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.03 – ...):	Bishop Robert Gerald Casey (56) Titular Bishop of Thuburbo maius
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.09.11 – ...):	Bishop Jeffrey Scott Grob (63) Titular Bishop of Abora
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.09.11 – ...):	Bishop Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R. (66) Titular Bishop of Munatiana

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Chicago (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich (75)
(2014.09.20 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola
Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA)

Peace be with you

Born:	1949.03.19 (Omaha, NE, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.08.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.09.21
Created Cardinal:	2016.11.19

Priest of Omaha (USA) (1975.08.16 – 1998.07.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.09.08 – 1998.07.06)

Bishop of Rapid City (USA) (1998.07.06 – 2010.06.30)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (2010.06.30 – 2014.09.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (2014.09.20 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (2016.11.19 [2016.11.20] – ...)

Cardinal Francis Eugene George, O.M.I.
(1997.04.08 – 2014.09.20)

Christo gloria in ecclesia

Born:	1937.01.16 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1963.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21
Died:	2015.04.17 (Chicago, IL, USA † 78)

Bishop of Yakima (USA) (1990.07.10 – 1996.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1996.04.30 – 1997.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1997.04.08 – 2014.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1998.02.21 – 2015.04.17)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2004.11.15 – 2007.11.13)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.11.13 – 2010.11.16)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2010.10.23 – 2014.02.24)

Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin
(1982.07.08 – 1996.11.14)

As those who serve

Born:	1928.04.02 (Columbia, SC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1952.04.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.04.26
Created Cardinal:	1983.02.02
Died:	1996.11.14 (Chicago, IL, USA † 68)

Priest of Charleston (USA) (1952.04.26 – 1966.03.04)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1959.12.18 – 1962)

Domestic Prelate (1962 – 1966.03.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA) (1966.03.04 – 1968)

Titular Bishop of Lugura (1966.03.04 – 1972.11.21)

General Secretary of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1968 – 1972)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1972.11.21 – 1982.07.08)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1974 – 1977)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1982.07.08 – 1996.11.14)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore (1983.02.02 – 1996.11.14)

Cardinal John Patrick Cody
(1965.06.14 – 1982.04.25)

Magnificat anima mea

Born:	1907.12.24 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1931.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.07.02
Created Cardinal:	1967.06.26
Died:	1982.04.25 (Chicago, IL, USA † 74)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1931.12.08 – 1947.05.14)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1939 – 1946)

Domestic Prelate (1946 – 1947.05.14)

Titular Bishop of Apollonia (1947.05.14 – 1954.01.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1947.05.14 – 1954.01.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Joseph (USA) (1954.01.21 – 1956.08.24)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1956.08.24 – 1956.09.11)

Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1956.09.11 – 1961.07.20)

Titular Archbishop of Bostra (1961.07.20 – 1964.11.08)

Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1961.07.20 – 1964.11.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1964.11.08 – 1965.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1965.06.14 – 1982.04.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1967.06.29 – 1982.04.25)

Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer
(1958.09.19 – 1965.04.07)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1903.03.09 (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1926.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.04.11
Created Cardinal:	1959.12.14
Died:	1965.04.07 (Chicago, IL, USA † 62)

Priest of Milwaukee (USA) (1926.07.11 – 1946.02.18)

Domestic Prelate (1938.02.14 – 1946.02.18)

Bishop of Superior (USA) (1946.02.18 – 1953.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1953.07.21 – 1958.09.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1958.09.19 – 1965.04.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1959.12.17 – 1965.04.07)

Cardinal Samuel Alphonse Stritch
(1939.12.27 – 1958.03.01)

Deus meus adjutor meus

Born:	1887.08.17 (Nashville, TN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1909.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1921.11.30
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1958.05.26 (Roma, Italy † 70)

Priest of Nashville (USA) (1909.05.21 – 1921.08.10)

Domestic Prelate (1921.05.10 – 1921.08.10)

Bishop of Toledo (USA) (1921.08.10 – 1930.08.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1930.08.26 – 1939.12.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1939.12.27 – 1958.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1946.02.22 – 1958.05.26)

Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1958.03.01 – 1958.05.26)

Cardinal George William Mundelein
(1915.12.09 – 1939.10.02)

Dominus adjutor meus

Born:	1872.07.02 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1895.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1924.03.24
Died:	1939.10.02 (Mundelein, IL, USA † 67)

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1895.06.08 – 1909.06.30)

Titular Bishop of Loryma (1909.06.30 – 1915.12.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) (1909.06.30 – 1915.12.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1915.12.09 – 1939.10.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1924.03.27 – 1939.10.02)

Archbishop James Edward Quigley
(1903.01.08 – 1915.07.10)

Go to Joseph

Born:	1854.10.15 (Oshawa, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1879.04.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.02.24
Died:	1915.07.10 (Buffalo, NY, USA † 60)

Priest of Buffalo (USA) (1879.04.13 – 1896.12.12)

Bishop of Buffalo (USA) (1896.12.12 – 1903.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1903.01.08 – 1915.07.10)

Archbishop Patrick Augustine Feehan
(1880.09.10 – 1902.07.12)

Eia advocata nostra

Born:	1829.08.28 (Killenaule, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1852.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1865.11.12
Died:	1902.07.12 (Chicago, IL, USA † 72)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1852.11.01 – 1865.06.07)

Bishop of Nashville (USA) (1865.06.07 – 1880.09.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1880.09.10 – 1902.07.12)

Bishops of Chicago (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Duggan
(1859.01.21 – 1880.09.10)

Born:	1825.05.22 (Maynooth, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1847.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1857.05.01
Died:	1899.03.27 (Saint Louis, MO, USA † 73)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1847.05.29 – 1857.01.09)

Titular Bishop of Gabala (1857.01.09 – 1859.01.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1857.01.09 – 1859.01.21)

Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1859.01.21 – 1880.09.10)

Bishop Anthony O’Regan
(1853.12.09 – 1858.06.25)

Born:	1809.07.27 (Lavalleyroe, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1834.11.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1854.07.25
Died:	1866.11.13 (London, England † 57)

Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1853.12.09 – 1858.06.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Quincy (1853.12.16 – 1857.01.09)

Titular Bishop of Dora (1858.06.25 – 1866.11.13)

Bishop James Oliver Van de Velde, S.J.
(1848.12.01 – 1853.07.29)

Born:	1795.04.03 (Lebbeke, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1827.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1849.02.11
Died:	1855.11.13 († 60)

Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1848.12.01 – 1853.07.29)

Bishop of Natchez (1853.07.29 – 1855.11.13)

Bishop William J. Quarter
(1843.11.28 – 1848.04.10)

Born:	1806.01.21 (Killurine, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1829.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.03.10
Died:	1848.04.10 (Chicago, IL, USA † 42)

Priest of New York (USA) (1829.09.19 – 1843.11.28)

Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1843.11.28 – 1848.04.10)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Thomas Patrick Roger Foley (1869.11.19 – 1879.02.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham (2020.09.11 – 2023.10.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks (57) (2018.07.03 – 2020.07.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Andrew Peter Wypych (69) (2011.06.13 – 2023.09.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alberto Rojas (59) (2011.06.13 – 2019.12.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George James Rassas (82) (2005.12.01 – 2018.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Joseph Kane (81) (2003.01.24 – 2018.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (67) (later Archbishop) (2003.01.24 – 2010.10.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (72) (2003.01.24 – 2010.04.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki (75) (later Archbishop) (2000.11.07 – 2004.12.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry (76) (1998.05.05 – 2023.09.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Raymond Manz (1996.01.23 – 2021.07.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas (82) (1995.03.20 – 2001.10.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edwin Michael Conway (1995.01.24 – 2004.08.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J. (1995.01.24 – 1998.05.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raymond Emil Goedert (1991.07.08 – 2003.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Robert Gorman (98) (1988.02.16 – 2003.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thaddeus Joseph Jakubowski (1988.02.16 – 2003.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Timothy Joseph Lyne (1983.10.31 – 1995.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory (76) (later Cardinal) (1983.10.31 – 1993.12.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. (83) (1983.10.18 – 1994.04.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John George Vlazny (87) (later Archbishop) (1983.10.18 – 1987.05.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. (1971.02.02 – 1988.07.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alfred Leo Abramowicz (1968.05.08 – 1995.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey (1968.05.02 – 1974.01.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Joseph Grady (1967.06.21 – 1974.11.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Lawrence May (later Archbishop) (1967.06.16 – 1969.09.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Edward McManus (1967.06.11 – 1976.08.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Cletus Francis O’Donnell (1960.10.26 – 1967.02.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Aloysius John Wycislo (1960.10.17 – 1968.03.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raymond Peter Hillinger (1956.06.27 – 1971.11.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Edward Cousins (later Archbishop) (1948.12.17 – 1952.05.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop William David O’Brien (1934.02.10 – 1962.02.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Bernard James Sheil (1928.03.25 – 1969.09.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Francis Hoban (later Archbishop) (1921.11.21 – 1928.02.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paul Peter Rhode (1908.05.22 – 1915.07.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Peter James Muldoon (1901.06.10 – 1908.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alexander Joseph McGavick (1898.12.02 – 1921.11.21)