George Mundelein

George William Mundelein, later George Cardinal Mundelein, (July 2, 1872–October 2, 1939) was an American prelate who served as the eighth bishop and third archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, serving in that post from 1915 to 1939.

Biography

He was born on July 20, 1872 in New York City to a family of German ancestry, educated at La Salle Academy in New York, Manhattan College, St. Vincent Seminary, in Rome, and ordained a priest on June 8, 1895 in the Diocese of Brooklyn. From 1895 to 1909, he served in various posts in the Brooklyn Diocese. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmund.html George William Cardinal Mundelein [Catholic-Hierarchy ] ] On June 30, 1909, Pope Pius X appointed Mundelein Titular Bishop of Loryma and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, in Brooklyn, New York, where he was ordained a bishop on September 21, 1909. Pope Benedict XV appointed him Archbishop of Chicago, on December 9, 1915, and was installed February 9, 1916. He was elevated to Cardinal on March 24, 1924, and served as archbishop until his death at the age of 67. [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-m.htm#Mundelein The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographies - M ] ] infobox cardinalstyles
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See=Chicago |During his tenure at the Archdiocese of Chicago, Mundelein launched an effort to unify ethnic Catholic groups such as the Poles and Italians into territorial, instead of ethnic, parishes with mixed success. St. Monica's (Colored) parish, however, was endorsed by Mundelein as the city's sole black parish, leading to distaste for the Archbishop in both the early 1900's and today. After constructing the landmark Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Mundelein built St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Area, now Mundelein, Illinois. [ [http://www.quigley.org/history.html Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary ] ] [ [http://www.usml.edu/history.htm University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary - Contact us ] ] Quigley Seminary was the site of Mundelein's 1937 "Paper hanger" speech, criticizing Adolf Hitler.

The archdiocese greatly expanded its charity functions during the Great Depression, rivalling that of Chicago's Associated Jewish Charities. A city-wide network of St. Vincent de Paul Societies was established.

ee also

*Mundelein College
*Mundelein, Illinois

References

* ISBN 0-521-42838-6