Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
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Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The City of Milwaukee and the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha in the state of Wisconsin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milwaukee |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,758 sq mi (12,320 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,369,000 673,000 (28.4%) |
| Parishes | 204 |
| Schools | 111 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | November 28, 1843 (175 years ago) Elevated to Archdiocese on February 12, 1875 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| Patron saint | St. John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 334 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Jerome Edward Listecki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jeffrey Robert Haines James Thomas Schuerman |
| Emeritus Bishops | Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B., Archbishop-Emeritus Richard J. Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus |
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| Website | |
| www.archmil.org | |
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Latin: Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all located in Wisconsin. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee, which includes the suffragan dioceses of Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, and Superior. As of 2018[update], Jerome Edward Listecki is the Archbishop of Milwaukee.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Bankruptcy
2 Demographics
3 Bishops
3.1 Archbishops of Milwaukee
3.2 Auxiliary Bishops
3.3 Priests in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee who became bishops
4 Basilicas
5 Shrines
6 Parishes
7 Schools
8 Ecclesiastical province
9 See also
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
History
The Diocese of Milwaukee was constituted November 28, 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI. It was elevated to Archdiocese on February 12, 1875 by Pope Pius IX.[1] The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the episcopal see.
Bankruptcy
17 July 2011: "The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is launching a national advertising campaign to notify sex abuse victims of their deadline to file claims. The archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January after it failed to reach a settlement with two dozen victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy."[2] About 550 people are asking for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.[3]
Demographics
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a membership of 591,890 Catholics in 198 parishes, representing the most heavily Catholic region of the state. There are 322 diocesan priests, 370 religious priests, and 147 permanent deacons. Religious orders include 82 brothers and 994 women religious.[4]
The archdiocese houses one provincial seminary (St. Francis de Sales Seminary) educating 56 seminarians.[5] It oversees 94 elementary schools, 13 high schools, and five colleges and universities.
Also included in the archdiocese are 12 Catholic hospitals and 9 Catholic cemeteries.[4]
Bishops
The following are lists of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and their years of service.
Archbishops of Milwaukee
John Martin Henni (1844–1881)
Michael Heiss (1881–1890)
Frederick Katzer (1890–1903)
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer[6] (1903–1930)
Samuel Stritch (1930–1940), appointed Archbishop of Chicago and later Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (elevated to Cardinal in 1946)
Moses E. Kiley[7] (1940–1953)
Albert Gregory Meyer (1953–1958), appointed Archbishop of Chicago (elevated to Cardinal in 1959)
William Edward Cousins (1959–1977)
Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. (1977–2002)
Timothy Michael Dolan (2002–2009), appointed Archbishop of New York (elevated to Cardinal in 2012)
Jerome Edward Listecki (2010–present)
Auxiliary Bishops
Joseph Maria Koudelka (1911–1913), appointed Bishop of Superior
Edward Kozłowski (1913–1915)
Roman Richard Atkielski (1947–1969)
Leo Joseph Brust (1969–1991)
Richard J. Sklba (1979–2010)
William P. Callahan, OFM Conv. (2007–2010), appointed Bishop of La Crosse
Donald J. Hying (2011–2015), appointed Bishop of Gary
Jeffrey Robert Haines (2017-Present)
James Thomas Schuerman (2017-Present)
Priests in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee who became bishops
The following men began their service as priests in Milwaukee before being appointed bishops elsewhere:
Raphael Michael Fliss, appointed Bishop of Superior
Jerome J. Hastrich, appointed Bishop of Gallup
James Michael Harvey, appointed Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and Titular Bishop (elevated to Titular Archbishop) and later Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (elevated to Cardinal in 2012)
David John Malloy, appointed Bishop of Rockford
Aloisius Joseph Muench, appointed Bishop of Fargo and Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (elevated to Cardinal in 1959)
Joseph Perry, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Augustine Francis Schinner, appointed Bishop of Superior
Basilicas
Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee
Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, a minor basilica, Hubertus, Wisconsin
Shrines
Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, Milwaukee
Parishes
- See List of Parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Schools
- See List of Schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
The ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin and includes these suffragan dioceses.
- Diocese of Green Bay
- Diocese of La Crosse
- Diocese of Madison
- Diocese of Superior
See also
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Sexual abuse scandal in Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee
References
^ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. About Us.
^ "WEAU.com: Archdiocese ads notify abuse victims of claim deadline, 17 July 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Milwaukee Archdiocese faces 550 sex abuse claims". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ ab "About". www.archmil.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ https://www.sfs.edu/Seminarians
^ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer.
^ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley.
Further reading
- Avella, Steven M. Confidence and Crisis: A History of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1959–1977 (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2014. 344 pp.
External links
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- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Official Site
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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