Francis EuGene George | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago | |
 Cardinal George at the May 2011 inauguration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel | |
| See | Chicago |
| Appointed | April 8, 1997 |
| Installed | May 7, 1997 |
| Term ended | November 18, 2014 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Bernardin |
| Successor | Blase J. Cupich |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1963 by Raymond Peter Hillinger |
| Consecration | September 21, 1990 by Agostino Cacciavillan |
| Created cardinal | February 21, 1998 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Eugene George January 16, 1937 |
| Died | April 17, 2015 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Buried | All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Parents | Francis J. and Julia R. (nee McCarthy) George |
| Motto | Christo Gloria in Ecclesia (To Christ be Glory in the Church; c.f. Ephesians 3:21) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Francis Eugene George OMI (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland.
A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010.
On September 20, 2014, Pope Francis accepted George's resignation and appointed Bishop Blase J. Cupich to succeed him as Archbishop of Chicago. In this unusual circumstance, George was permitted to remain as the incumbent archbishop until Cupich was installed to succeed him on November 18, 2014. George had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died from the disease in 2015.