Albert Gregory Meyer
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His Eminence Albert Gregory Meyer |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago | |
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| See | Chicago |
| Appointed | September 19, 1958 |
| Installed | November 16, 1958 |
| Term ended | April 9, 1965 |
| Predecessor | Samuel Stritch |
| Successor | John Cody |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere |
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| Ordination | July 11, 1926 by Basilio Pompilj |
| Consecration | April 11, 1946 by Moses E. Kiley |
| Created Cardinal | December 14, 1959 by John XXIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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March 9, 1903 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 9, 1965 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois |
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| Motto | ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM (THY KINGDOM COME) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Chicago |
Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1958 until his death in 1965, and was appointed a cardinal in 1959.
Albert Meyer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Peter James and Mathilda (née Thelen) Meyer, who were German immigrants. The fourth of five children, he had two brothers and two sisters; one sister became a nun. As a child, Meyer would pretend to say Mass with a toy altar and a glass of water for the chalice of wine.
He received his early education under the School Sisters of Notre Dame at the parochial school of St. Mary's Church. After attending Marquette Academy for two years, he entered St. Francis Seminary. In 1922, he was sent by Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer to continue his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
On July 11, 1926, Meyer was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basilio Pompilj, at the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. He then studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, from where he obtained a doctorate in Holy Scriptures in 1930.
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