History

• 1843.11.28: Established as Diocese of Chicago / Chicagien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Saint Louis)
• 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)
• 1908.09.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Rockford
• 1948.12.11: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Joliet

Papal Visits

• Pope John Paul II (1979.10)

Special Churches

• Cathedral: Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
• Minor Basilica: Basilica of Queen of All Saints, Chicago, Illinois
• Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Hyacinth, Chicago, Illinois
• Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, Chicago, Illinois
• National Shrine: National Shrine of St. Anne, Chicago, Illinois
• National Shrine: National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Chicago, Illinois
• National Shrine: National Shrine of St. Jude, Chicago, Illinois
• National Shrine: National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Libertyville, Illinois
• National Shrine: National Shrine of the Poor Souls, Berwyn, Illinois
• Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

All Churches (364)

Present Prelates Metropolitan Archbishop (2014.09.20 – ...): Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich (73) Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola Auxiliary Bishop (1998.05.05 – ...): Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry (74) Titular Bishop of Lead Auxiliary Bishop (2011.06.13 – ...): Bishop Andrew Peter Wypych (67) Titular Bishop of Naraggara Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.03 – ...): Bishop Mark Andrew Bartosic (60) Titular Bishop of Naratcata Auxiliary Bishop (2018.07.03 – ...): Bishop Robert Gerald Casey (54) Titular Bishop of Thuburbo maius Auxiliary Bishop (2020.09.11 – ...): Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham (50) Titular Bishop of Dolia Auxiliary Bishop (2020.09.11 – ...): Bishop Jeffrey Scott Grob (61) Titular Bishop of Abora Auxiliary Bishop (2020.09.11 – ...): Bishop Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R. (64) Titular Bishop of Munatiana Ordinaries Metropolitan Archbishops of Chicago (Roman Rite) Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich (73) (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 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 (Canada) Ordained Priest: 1879.04.13 Consecrated Bishop: 1897.02.24 Died: 1915.07.10 († 60) 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) Born: 1829.08.28 (Ireland) Ordained Priest: 1852.11.01 Consecrated Bishop: 1865.11.12 Died: 1902.07.12 († 72) 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 (Ireland) Ordained Priest: 1847.05.29 Consecrated Bishop: 1857.05.01 Died: 1899.03.27 († 73) 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 (Ireland) Ordained Priest: 1834.11.29 Consecrated Bishop: 1854.07.25 Died: 1866.11.13 († 57) Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1853.12.09 – 1858.06.25) 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 (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 (Ireland) Ordained Priest: 1829.09.19 Consecrated Bishop: 1844.03.10 Died: 1848.04.10 († 42) Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1843.11.28 – 1848.04.10)

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Former Prelates

• Coadjutor Bishop:  Bishop Thomas Patrick Roger Foley (1869.11.19 – 1879.02.19)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks (54) (2018.07.03 – 2020.07.17)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Alberto Rojas (57) (2011.06.13 – 2019.12.02)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop George James Rassas (79) (2005.12.01 – 2018.07.03)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Francis Joseph Kane (79) (2003.01.24 – 2018.07.03)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (65) (later Archbishop) (2003.01.24 – 2010.10.14)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (69) (2003.01.24 – 2010.04.20)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki (73) (later Archbishop) (2000.11.07 – 2004.12.29)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop John Raymond Manz (76) (1996.01.23 – 2021.07.01)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas (80) (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 (94) (1991.07.08 – 2003.01.24)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop John Robert Gorman (96) (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 (74) (later Cardinal) (1983.10.31 – 1993.12.29)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. (81) (1983.10.18 – 1994.04.05)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop John George Vlazny (85) (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)

as of 2022.05.10

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