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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago

Archdiocese of Chicago
Archidioecesis Chicagiensis
Archdiocese of Chicago Coat of Arms.svg
Location
Country United States
Territory Counties of Cook and Lake
Ecclesiastical province Chicago
Statistics
Area 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
6,251,000
2,228,000 (37%)
Parishes 346
Schools 229
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established November 28, 1843 (173 years ago)
Cathedral Holy Name Cathedral
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Secular priests 772
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Blase J. Cupich
Auxiliary Bishops Francis J. Kane
John R. Manz
Joseph N. Perry
George J. Rassas
Alberto Rojas
Andrew P. Wypych
Vicar General Ronald A. Hicks
Emeritus Bishops John R. Gorman
Raymond E. Goedert
Map
Archdiocese of Chicago map 1.png
Website
archchicago.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (Latin: Archidioecesis Chicagiensis) was established as a diocese in 1843 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1880. It serves the more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States -- a geographic area of 1,411 square miles (3,650 km2). The archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries.

His Eminence Blase Joseph Cupich was appointed Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, by Pope Francis in 2014 and is assisted by six episcopal vicars, who are each responsible for a vicariate (region). The cathedral parish for the archdiocese, Holy Name Cathedral, is in the Near North Side area of the see city for the diocese, Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the metropolitan see of the Province of Chicago. Its suffragan dioceses are the other Catholic dioceses in Illinois: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield.

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996, was arguably one of the most prominent figures in the Church in the United States in the post-Vatican II era, rallying progressives with his "seamless garment ethic" and his ecumenical initiatives.

A French Jesuit missionary, the Rev. Jacques Marquette, SJ, first explored the area that is now Chicago in the mid-17th century. On December 4, 1674, Father Marquette arrived at the mouth of the Chicago River where he built a cabin to recuperate from his travels. His cabin became the first European settlement in the area now known as Chicago. Marquette published his survey of the new territories and soon more French missionaries and settlers arrived.


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