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Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis
Coat of arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Location
Country United States
Territory The City of Milwaukee and the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha in the state of Wisconsin
Ecclesiastical province Milwaukee
Statistics
Area 4,758 sq mi (12,320 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
2,369,000
673,000 (28.4%)
Parishes 204
Schools 111
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established November 28, 1843 (173 years ago)
Elevated to Archdiocese on February 12, 1875
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Patron saint St. John the Evangelist
Secular priests 334
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki
Auxiliary Bishops Jeffrey Robert Haines
James Thomas Schuerman
Emeritus Bishops Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B., Archbishop-Emeritus
Richard J. Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus
Map
Map of Wisconsin indicating counties of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Website
www.archmil.org

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Latin: Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all located in Wisconsin. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee, which includes the suffragan dioceses of Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, and Superior. As of 2016, Jerome Edward Listecki is the Archbishop of Milwaukee.


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