Archdiocese of Chicago Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis | |
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 Holy Name Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Cook and Lake |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chicago |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 5.94 million 2,079,000[1] (35%) |
| Parishes | 216[1] (As of 1/2024) |
| Schools | 154 archdiocesan-run[1] 34 non-archdiocesan-run[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 28, 1843 |
| Cathedral | Holy Name Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception[citation needed] |
| Secular priests | 672[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich[2] |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Robert Gerald Casey[3] |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| archchicago.org | |
The Archdiocese of Chicago (Latin: Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. The Vatican erected it as a diocese in 1843 and elevated it to an archdiocese in 1880. Chicago is the see city for the archdiocese.
As of November 2024, Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich is the archbishop of Chicago. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese, [[Holy Name Cathedral, is in the Near North Side area of Chicago.
The archdiocese serves over 2 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties, an area of 1,411 square miles (3,650 km2). The archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries. An episcopal vicar administers each vicariate. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the Province of Chicago. Its suffragan dioceses are the other Catholic dioceses in Illinois: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield.
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996, was arguably one of the most prominent figures in the American Catholic church in the post-Vatican II era, rallying progressives with his "seamless garment ethic" and his ecumenical initiatives.[4]
- ^ a b c d e "Facts and Figures - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org.
- ^ Joshua J. McElwee (September 21, 2014). "Exclusive: Chicago's new archbishop talks about 'stepping into the unknown'". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "Cardinal Blase J. Cupich Names Bishop Robert G. Casey New Vicar General of Archdiocese of Chicago" (Press release). Archdiocese of Chicago. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "A Consistent Ethic of Life: Continuing the Dialogue". www.priestsforlife.org. Retrieved May 15, 2017.