Joseph Bernardin


Joseph Louis Bernardin
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
SeeChicago
AppointedJuly 8, 1982
InstalledAugust 25, 1982
Term endedNovember 14, 1996
PredecessorJohn Cody
SuccessorFrancis George
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore (Jesus the Divine Worker)
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 26, 1952
by John Joyce Russell
ConsecrationApril 26, 1966
by Paul John Hallinan
Created cardinalFebruary 2, 1983
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1928-04-02)April 2, 1928
DiedNovember 14, 1996(1996-11-14) (aged 68)
Chicago, Illinois
MottoAs Those Who Serve
Coat of armsJoseph Louis Bernardin's coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph Bernardin
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeChicago
Ordination history of
Joseph Bernardin
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byPaul John Hallinan (Atlanta)
DateApril 26, 1966
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph Bernardin as principal consecrator
Daniel Edward PilarczykDecember 20, 1974
Thomas Cajetan Kelly O.PAugust 15, 1977
Timothy Joseph LyneDecember 13, 1983
John George VlaznyDecember 13, 1983
Plácido RodriguezDecember 13, 1983
Wilton Daniel GregoryDecember 13, 1983
James Patrick KeleherDecember 11, 1984
Thad J. JakubowskiApril 11, 1988
John R. GormanApril 11, 1988
Raymond E. GoedertAugust 29, 1991
Thomas George DoranJune 24, 1994
Edwin Michael ConwayMarch 20, 1995
Gerald Frederick KicanasMarch 20, 1995
George Vance Murry, S.J.March 20, 1995
John R. ManzMarch 5, 1996

Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 from pancreatic cancer. Bernardin was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983 by Pope John Paul II.