Archdiocese of Milwaukee
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Jerome Listecki |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Jeffrey Robert Haines James Schuerman |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rembert Weakland OSB |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Richard Sklba |
| Vicar General | William Kohler |
| founding | 1843 |
| surface | 12,323 km² |
| Parishes | 199 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,339,403 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 687,819 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 29.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 325 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 398 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 951 |
| Permanent deacons | 168 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 679 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 861 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| address | PO Box 07912 3501 South Lake Drive Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912 |
| Website | http://www.archmil.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Green Bay La Crosse Madison Superior |
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The Archdiocese of Milwaukee ( Latin Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis , English Archdiocese of Milwaukee ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin .
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Territory of the Archdiocese
The area of the archbishopric includes the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Counties and the areas of Dodge County , Fond du Lac County , Kenosha County , Ozaukee County , Racine County , Sheboygan County , Walworth County , Washington County, and Waukesha County in the state of Wisconsin.
history
The diocese was on November 28, 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI. built. On February 12, 1875, the diocese of Pope Pius IX. raised to the archbishopric. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the episcopal church of the Archdiocese.
In early January 2011 it was announced that the Archdiocese of Milwaukee was bankrupt due to previous compensation payments to victims of abuse .
Important church buildings
Next to the cathedral is the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee . The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians on Holy Hill is a popular pilgrimage site in Erin, Wisconsin.
Bishop of Milwaukee
- John Martin Henni (1844-1875)
Archbishops of Milwaukee
- John Martin Henni (1875-1881)
- Michael Heiss (1881–1890)
- Frederick Xavier Katzer (1890–1903)
- Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1903-1930)
- Samuel Alphonse Stritch (1930-1940)
- Moses Elias Kiley (1940-1953)
- Albert Meyer (1953-1958)
- William Edward Cousins (1959–1977)
- Rembert Weakland OSB (1977-2002)
- Timothy Dolan (2002-2009)
- Jerome Listecki (since 2009)
Catholic high schools
- Catholic Central High School , Burlington
- Catholic Memorial High School , Waukesha
- Divine Savior Holy Angels High School , Milwaukee
- Dominican High School , Whitefish Bay
- Marquette University High School , Milwaukee
- Messmer High School , Milwaukee
- Pius XI High School , Milwaukee
- St. Catherine's High School , Racine
- St. Joan Antida High School , Milwaukee
- St. Joseph High School , Kenosha
- St. Lawrence Seminary High School , Mt. Calvary
- St. Mary Springs High School , Fond du Lac
- Thomas More High School , Milwaukee
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Milwaukee on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ domradio.de ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )