Wilton D. Gregory
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Wilton Daniel Gregory |
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| Archbishop of Atlanta | |
| Archdiocese | Atlanta |
| Appointed | December 9, 2004 |
| Installed | January 17, 2005 |
| Predecessor | John Francis Donoghue |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 9, 1973 by John Cody |
| Consecration | December 13, 1983 by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Nevin William Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 7, 1947 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Georgia |
| Parents | Wilton, Sr.; Ethel |
| Occupation | Archbishop, Clergyman |
| Previous post |
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| Motto | We are the Lord's |
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Styles of Wilton Daniel Gregory |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is the Archbishop of Atlanta.
Gregory was Bishop of Belleville, Illinois from 1993 to 2004, and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago from 1983 to 1993). He was president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004.
Wilton Gregory was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Wilton and Ethel (née Duncan) Gregory. One of three children, he has two sisters: Elaine and Claudia. Gregory's parents divorced when he was quite young, and his grandmother, Etta Mae Duncan, subsequently moved in with the family at their home on the South Side. In 1958, he was enrolled at St. Carthage Grammar School, where he decided to become a priest before even converting to Catholicism. He was baptized and received his First Communion in 1959, and was confirmed by Bishop Raymond P. Hillinger later that year.
Gregory graduated from St. Carthage in 1961, and then attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South and Niles College in Chicago, and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.
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