Archdiocese of Chicago
| Archdiocese of Chicago | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Bladder Joseph Cardinal Cupich |
| Auxiliary bishop |
John Manz Joseph Perry Andrew Peter Wypych Mark Bartosic Robert Casey |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Raymond Goedert John Gorman Francis Kane George Rassas |
| Vicar General | John F. Canary |
| founding | 1843 |
| surface | 3,654 km² |
| Parishes | 351 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 6,390,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,497,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 39.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 914 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 623 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,625 |
| Permanent deacons | 652 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 962 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,536 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Holy Name Cathedral |
| Website | www.archdiocese-chgo.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Belleville Diocese of Joliet in Illinois Diocese of Peoria Diocese of Rockford Diocese of Springfield in Illinois |
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The Archdiocese of Chicago ( Latin Archidioecesis Chicagiensis , English Archdiocese of Chicago ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the United States .
The Archbishop of Chicago, who is metropolitan of the dioceses of Belleville , Joliet in Illinois, Peoria, Rockford and Springfield in Illinois , is supported by six auxiliary bishops in his diocese and has usually been a cardinal since 1924 .
The archbishopric includes the areas of Cook County and Lake County .
history
The archbishopric was founded on November 28, 1843 from areas of the dioceses of Saint Louis and Vincennes and was under the Archdiocese of Saint Louis as a suffragan diocese .
As early as July 29, 1853, the Quincy diocese and the Peoria diocese on February 12, 1875, were removed from their territory and Chicago itself was elevated to an archbishopric and metropolitan seat on September 10, 1880 . There were other areas on September 27, 1908 for the Diocese of Rockford and December 11, 1948 for the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois .
Bishops of Chicago
- William J. Quarter (1843-1848)
- James Oliver Van de Velde SJ (1848-1853, then Bishop of Natchez)
- Anthony O'Regan (1853-1858)
- James Duggan (1859-1880)
Archbishops of Chicago
- Patrick Augustine Feehan (1880-1902)
- James Edward Quigley (1903-1915)
- George Cardinal Mundelein (1915-1939)
- Samuel Cardinal Stritch (1939-1958, then Pro-Prefect of the Congregation de Propaganda Fide )
- Albert Cardinal Meyer (1958-1965)
- John Cardinal Cody (1965-1982)
- Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (1982–1996)
- Francis Cardinal George OMI (1997-2014)
- Bladder Joseph Cardinal Cupich (since 2014)
