George Mundelein
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His Eminence George William Mundelein |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago | |
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| See | Chicago |
| Appointed | December 9, 1915 |
| Installed | February 9, 1916 |
| Term ended | October 2, 1939 |
| Predecessor | James Edward Quigley |
| Successor | Samuel Stritch |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo |
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| Ordination | June 8, 1895 by Charles Edward McDonnell |
| Consecration | September 21, 1909 by Charles Edward McDonnell |
| Created Cardinal | March 24, 1924 by Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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July 2, 1872 New York, New York |
| Died | October 2, 1939 (aged 67) Mundelein, Illinois |
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| Motto | DOMINUS ADJUTOR MEUS (The Lord Is My Help) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Chicago |
George William Mundelein (July 2, 1872 – October 2, 1939) was an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1924.
George Mundelein was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Francis and Mary (née Goetz) Mundelein. One of three children, he had two sisters, Margaret and Anna. His father was of German descent, and his mother was Irish. His grandfather fought in the Civil War.
He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College, where he befriended Patrick Joseph Hayes (a future cardinal and Archbishop of New York). He graduated from Manhattan in 1889 with high honors. Mundelein also studied at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Charles Edward McDonnell on June 8, 1895.
Returning to the United States, he then did pastoral work in the Diocese of Brooklyn and served as secretary to Bishop McDonnell until 1897. From 1897 to 1909, he was chancellor for the Diocese.
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