Blase J. Cupich

His Eminence Blase Joseph Cupich
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
Cardinal Blase Cupich preaches at a mass in 2021 at Saint John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Church	Catholic Church Latin Church
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	September 20, 2014
Installed	November 18, 2014
Predecessor	Francis George
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola Member, Congregation for Bishops Chancellor of Catholic Extension
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Spokane (2010‍–‍2014) Bishop of Rapid City (1998‍–‍2010)
Orders
Ordination	August 16, 1975 by Daniel E. Sheehan
Consecration	September 21, 1998 by Harry Joseph Flynn
Created cardinal	November 19, 2016 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Blase Joseph Cupich (1949-03-19) March 19, 1949 (age 75) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Education	University of St. Thomas Saint John Vianney College Seminary Pontifical North American College Pontifical Gregorian University Catholic University of America
Motto	Peace be with you John 20:21

Styles of Blase Joseph Cupich
Reference style	His Eminence The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Chicago

Blase Joseph Cupich (/ˈsuːpɪtʃ/ SOO-pitch;^[2] born March 19, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal who serves as archbishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Chicago.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cupich was ordained a priest there in 1975. He was named Bishop of Rapid City in South Dakota, by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Cupich was then named bishop of the Diocese of Spokane in Washington State by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. After being chosen by Pope Francis to succeed Cardinal Francis George as Archbishop of Chicago, Cupich was installed there in 2014. In 2016 he was made a member the Roman Curia's Congregation for Bishops, which advises the pope on the appointment of bishops, and named to the College of Cardinals. He was made a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education in 2017.