George Mundelein

His Eminence George William Mundelein
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	December 9, 1915
Installed	February 9, 1916
Term ended	October 2, 1939
Predecessor	James Edward Quigley
Successor	Samuel Stritch
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo (1924‍–‍1939)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (1909‍–‍1915) Titular Bishop of Loryma (1909‍–‍1915)
Personal details
Born	(1872-07-02)July 2, 1872 New York, New York
Died	October 2, 1939(1939-10-02) (aged 67) Mundelein, Illinois
Motto	Dominus Adjutor Meus (Latin for 'The Lord Is My Help')
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Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Charles Edward McDonnell Date June 8, 1895 Place Diocese of Brooklyn Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Charles Edward McDonnell Co-consecrators Charles Henry Colton, John Joseph O'Connor Date September 21, 1909 Place Diocese of Brooklyn Cardinalate Elevated by Pius XI Date March 24, 1924
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by George Mundelein as principal consecrator Edward Francis Hoban 1921 James Aloysius Griffin 1924 Francis Clement Kelley 1924 John Francis Noll 1925 Bernard James Sheil 1928 Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman 1930 Stanislaus Vincent Bona 1932 William David O’Brien 1934 Gerald Thomas Bergan 1934 William Richard Griffin 1935 Henry Ambrose Pinger 1937
Source(s):Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]

George William Mundelein (July 2, 1872 – October 2, 1939) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1924.