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With the elevation of the diocese to an archdiocese in 1880, the diocesan bishop held the title Archbishop of Chicago. Since 1915, all Archbishops of Chicago have been honored in consistory with the title of Cardinal Priest and membership in the College of Cardinals. The archbishops also have responsibilities in the dicasteries of the Roman Curia.
As of 29 June 2024, there are 236 cardinals, 125 of whom are cardinal electors. The most recent consistory for the creation of cardinals was held on 30 September 2023, when Pope Francis created 21 cardinals, including 18 cardinal electors. [5] Seán Patrick O'Malley was the most recent cardinal elector to turn 80, on 29 June 2024; and Polycarp ...
Carlo Maria Viganò ( Italian pronunciation: [vigaˈnɔ]; born 16 January 1941) is an Italian traditionalist Catholic Archbishop. [1] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to the United States from 2011 to 2016 and as secretary-general of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 2009 to 2011. He is known for having publicized the Vatican leaks ...
A cardinal ( Latin: Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis; lit. 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the pope and typically hold the title for life. Collectively, they constitute the College of Cardinals. The most solemn responsibility of the cardinals is to elect ...
Blase Joseph Cupich ( / ˈsuːpɪtʃ / SOO-pitch; [2] March 19, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal who serves as archbishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Chicago . Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cupich was ordained a priest there in 1975. He was named Bishop of Rapid City in South Dakota, by Pope John Paul II in 1998.
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), known colloquially as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis.It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.
The eldest of five children, Timothy Dolan was born on February 6, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Robert (1925–1977) and Shirley ( née Radcliffe) Dolan (1928–2022) . [5] [6] His father was an aircraft engineer, working as a floor supervisor at McDonnell Douglas. [7] [8] He has two brothers, one of whom, Bob, is a former radio talk-show ...
Informal style. Cardinal. Francis Eugene George OMI (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 ...