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Cardinal Francis George
Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010. On September 20, 2014, Pope Francis accepted George's resignation and appointed Bishop Blase J. Cupich to succeed him as Archbishop of Chicago. In this unusual circumstance, George was permitted to remain as the incumbent archbishop until Cupich was installed to succeed him on November 18, 2014. George had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died from the disease in 2015. Biography Early life Francis George was born on January 16, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, to Francis J. and Julia R. (née McCa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Eminence
His Eminence (abbreviation H.Em. or H.E. or HE) is a style (manner of address), style of reference for high nobility, still in use in various religious contexts. Catholicism The style remains in use as the official style or standard form of address in reference to a cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church, reflecting his status as a Prince of the Church. A longer, and more formal, title is "His (or Your when addressing the cardinal directly) Most Reverend Eminence". Patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches who are also cardinals may be addressed as "His Eminence" or by the style particular to Catholic patriarchs, His Beatitude. When the Grand master (order), Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the head of state of their sovereign territorial state comprising the island of Malta until 1797, who had already been made a Reichsfürst (i.e., prince of the Holy Roman Empire) in 1607, became (in terms of honorary order of precedence, not in the act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Nunciature To The United States
The Apostolic Nunciature to the United States is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the United States. It is located at 3339 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. Since 2016 the nuncio has been is Archbishop Christophe Pierre. The Apostolic Nunciature to the United States is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the United States, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the government of the United States and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in America and the pope. The Apostolic Nunciature is an administrative center of the Catholic Church in the United States. Communications from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the various dioceses in the United States to the Holy See pass through the nunciature. The nuncio also fills a central role in the appointment of bishops in the U.S. and is the official responsible for ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Eminence
His Eminence (abbreviation H.Em. or H.E. or HE) is a style of reference for high nobility, still in use in various religious contexts. Catholicism The style remains in use as the official style or standard form of address in reference to a cardinal of the Catholic Church, reflecting his status as a Prince of the Church. A longer, and more formal, title is "His (or Your when addressing the cardinal directly) Most Reverend Eminence". Patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches who are also cardinals may be addressed as "His Eminence" or by the style particular to Catholic patriarchs, His Beatitude. When the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the head of state of their sovereign territorial state comprising the island of Malta until 1797, who had already been made a Reichsfürst (i.e., prince of the Holy Roman Empire) in 1607, became (in terms of honorary order of precedence, not in the actual church hierarchy of ordained ministers) the most senior official af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David John Malloy
David J. Malloy (born February 3, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford, Diocese of Rockford in Illinois since 2012. Biography Early life and education David Malloy was born on February 3, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of David and Mary Malloy. He attended Christ the King Grade School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, then went to Wauwatosa East High School, graduating in 1974. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Marquette Universityin Milwaukee in 1978. After completing a year of theology study at St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin), Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee in 1979, Malloy enrolled in the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Ordination and ministry Malloy was ordained a priest on July 1, 1983, by Archbishop Rembert Weakland for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Rome. Malloy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Peter Wypych
Andrew Peter Wypych (born December 5, 1954) is a Polish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as an auxiliary bishop and episcopal vicar of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2011. Biography Early life and education Wypych was born in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland in 1954 to Henryka Luty and Julian Wypych. He had one brother who died in infancy. Wypych first attended the primary school in Dobieszowice then the secondary school, Liceum Ogólnokształcące, in Działoszyce. Wypych then entered the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków. In 1973, Wypych started his studies at the Papal Academy of Theology in Kraków, receiving a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1975 and a Master of Theology degree in 1979, On May 6, 1978, Wypych was ordained a deacon by then Cardinal Karol Wojtyła. Ordination and ministry On April 29, 1979, Wypych was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski for the Archdiocese of Kraków in Poland. After his ordinatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Rojas
Alberto Rojas (born January 5, 1965) is a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in Southern California since 2020. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2011 to 2019. Biography Early life Alberto Rojas was born on January 5, 1965, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and attended elementary, secondary schools and college there. He entered the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes, then went to the United States to earn his Masters of Divinity from the Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, in 1997. Priesthood Rojas was ordained on May 25, 1997, as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Francis George. After his ordination, Rojas served as associate pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish (1997–1999) and St. Ita Parish (1999–2002), both in Chicago. From 2002 to 2009, he taught at Mundelein Seminary. From 2010 to 2011 Rojas serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George James Rassas
George James Rassas (born May 26, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2005 to 2018. Biography Early life and education The oldest of six children, George Rassas was born on May 26, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, to George and Frances (née McGuire) Rassas. His father, the son of Greek immigrants, converted to Catholicism from the Greek Orthodox Church while attending the University of Notre Dame. He met Frances after sustaining an injury during a game and then being treated at Mercy Hospital in Chicago by her father, an Irish Catholic doctor. The Rassas family moved in 1945 to Winnetka, Illinois, where they became members of Ss. Faith, Hope, and Charity Parish. George Rassas graduated from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago in 1961. He then attended Niles College in Chicagop and the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, obtaining a philo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo García-Siller
Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (born December 21, 1956) is a Mexican-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas since 2010. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010 Biography Early life The oldest of fifteen children, Gustavo Garcia-Siller was born on December 21, 1956, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He entered the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in Mexico City in 1973, and was sent to the United States in 1980 to minister to migrant workers in California. He also studied at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, obtaining Master of Divinity and Master of theology degrees. Priesthood Garcia-Siller was ordained to the priesthood for the Missionaries Order on June 22, 1984. He then served as an associate pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Selma, California until 1988. He furthered his studies at the Western Institute of Technology a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas John Paprocki
Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (born August 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois since 2010. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 2003 to 2010. Biography Early life The third of nine children, Thomas Paprocki was born August 5, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois; he has six brothers and two sisters. A lifelong fan of hockey—who is sometimes referred to in the media as the "Holy Goalie"—he began playing at a young age in the basement of his father's drugstore and supports the Chicago Blackhawks. He graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary South in Chicago in 1970, and then entered Niles College in Chicago, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. From 1974 to 1979, he studied at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor's in Sacred Theology (1976), Master's in Divinity (1978), and Lic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Joseph Kane
Francis Joseph Kane (born October 30, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Kane served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2018. Biography Early life and education Born on October 30, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, Francis Kane attended Our Lady of Peace Elementary School and graduated from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago in 1961. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Niles College in Chicago in 1963, and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, in 1969. Ordination and ministry Kane was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal John Cody at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary on May 14, 1969. He then served as associate pastor at St. John Fisher Parish in Chicago until 1975, and was also named associate director of the Center for Pastoral Ministry in 1973. Kane served as associate pastor at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in Chicago from 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Edward Listecki
Jerome Edward Listecki (born March 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 2010. Previously Listecki served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago (2001–2004) and as the Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse (2004–2009). Biography Early years Jerome Listecki was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised on the Southeast Side. His father (d. 1986) owned a tavern before working as a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority. Jerome received his early education at the parochial school of St. Michael the Archangel Church before attending Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, from where he graduated in 1967. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph College Seminary in 1971, and completed his theological studies at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary (in Mundelein, Illinois). During his summers as a seminarian, he worked in a blast furnace sintering plant in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Joseph Lucas
George Joseph Lucas (born June 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska since 2009, having previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1999 to 2009. Biography Early life and education George Lucas was born in on June 12, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, as the eldest of the four children of George and Mary (née Kelly) Lucas; he has one sister, Catherine, and two brothers, James and John. He attended St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in Florissant, Missouri, from 1963 to 1967. He studied at Cardinal Glennon College in Shrewsbury, Missouri, obtaining his Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1971. Lucas then studied theology at Kenrick Seminary from 1971 to 1975. Ordination and ministry Lucas was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal John Carberry on May 24, 1975. He served as associate pastor of St. Justin Martyr Parish in Sunset Hills, Missouri, until 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
