Archdiocese of Milwaukee, USA 🇺🇸 (original) (raw)
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History
- 1843.11.28: Established as Diocese of Milwaukee / Milvaukien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Detroit and became suffragan of Baltimore)
- 1850.07.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Saint Paul and became suffragan of Saint Louis
- 1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Green Bay and Diocese of La Crosse
- 1875.02.12: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milwaukee / Milvaukien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Green Bay, La Crosse and Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette)
- 1905.05.03: Gained suffragan see Superior
- 1937.01.03: Lost suffragan see Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette and gained suffragan see Marquette
- 1937.05.22: Lost suffragan see Marquette
- 1945.12.22: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Madison and gained suffragan see Madison
Contact Info
Address: 3501 S. Lake Dr., P.O. Box 070912, Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912, USA
Phone: +1 (414) 769-3300
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Milwaukee (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki (75) (2009.11.14 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA)Life is ChristBorn:1949.03.12 (Chicago, IL, USA)Ordained Priest:1975.05.14Consecrated Bishop:2001.01.08Priest of Chicago (USA) (1975.05.14 – 2000.11.07)Titular Bishop of Nara (2000.11.07 – 2004.12.29)Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (2000.11.07 – 2004.12.29)Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (2004.12.29 – 2009.11.14)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (2009.11.14 – ...) |
 Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan (74) (later Cardinal) (2002.06.25 – 2009.02.23)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte MarioMetropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)Ad quem ibimus |
| Archbishop Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. (1977.09.20 – 2002.05.24)Æqualis omnibus caritas |
| Archbishop William Edward Cousins (1958.12.18 – 1977.09.17)Auxilium meum a DominoBorn:1902.08.20 (Chicago, IL, USA)Ordained Priest:1927.04.23Consecrated Bishop:1949.03.07Died:1988.09.14 (Milwaukee, WI, USA † 86)Priest of Chicago (USA) (1927.04.23 – 1948.12.17)Titular Bishop of Forma (1948.12.17 – 1952.05.21)Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1948.12.17 – 1952.05.21)Bishop of Peoria (USA) (1952.05.21 – 1958.12.18)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1958.12.18 – 1977.09.17) |
| Archbishop Albert Gregory Meyer (later Cardinal) (1953.07.21 – 1958.09.19)Adveniat regnum tuumBorn:1903.03.09 (Milwaukee, WI, USA)Ordained Priest:1926.07.11Consecrated Bishop:1946.04.11Created Cardinal:1959.12.14Died:1965.04.07 (Chicago, IL, USA † 62)Priest of Milwaukee (USA) (1926.07.11 – 1946.02.18)Domestic Prelate (1938.02.14 – 1946.02.18)Bishop of Superior (USA) (1946.02.18 – 1953.07.21)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1953.07.21 – 1958.09.19)Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1958.09.19 – 1965.04.07)Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1959.12.17 – 1965.04.07) |
| Archbishop Moses Elias Kiley (1940.01.01 – 1953.04.15)Ut sim fidelisBorn:1876.11.13 (Margaree, NS, Canada)Ordained Priest:1911.06.10Consecrated Bishop:1934.03.17Died:1953.04.15 († 76)Priest of Chicago (USA) (1911.06.10 – 1934.02.10)Bishop of Trenton (USA) (1934.02.10 – 1940.01.01)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1940.01.01 – 1953.04.15) |
| Archbishop Samuel Alphonse Stritch (later Cardinal) (1930.08.26 – 1939.12.27)Deus meus adjutor meus |
| Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1903.11.28 – 1930.08.04)Born:1847.08.29 (Goldach, Switzerland)Ordained Priest:1871.07.23Consecrated Bishop:1892.03.27Died:1930.08.04 (Goldach, Switzerland † 82)Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1891.12.14 – 1903.11.28)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1903.11.28 – 1930.08.04) |
| Archbishop Frederick Francis Xavier Katzer (1891.01.30 – 1903.07.20)Born:1844.02.07 (Ebensee, Austria)Ordained Priest:1866.12.21Consecrated Bishop:1886.09.21Died:1903.07.20 (Fond du Lac, WI, USA † 59)Priest of Milwaukee (USA) (1866.12.21 – 1886.07.13)Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1886.07.13 – 1891.01.30)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1891.01.30 – 1903.07.20) |
| Archbishop Michael Heiss (1881.09.07 – 1890.03.26)Born:1818.04.12 (Pfahldorf, Germany)Ordained Priest:1840.10.18Consecrated Bishop:1868.09.06Died:1890.03.26 († 71)Priest of Louisville (USA) (1840.10.18 – 1868.03.03)Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (1868.03.03 – 1880.03.14)Titular Archbishop of Adrianopolis (1880.03.14 – 1881.09.07)Coadjutor Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1880.03.14 – 1881.09.07)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1881.09.07 – 1890.03.26) |
| Archbishop John Martin Henni (1875.02.12 – 1881.09.07)Born:1805.06.15 (Misanenga, Switzerland)Ordained Priest:1829.02.02Consecrated Bishop:1844.03.19Died:1881.09.07 (Milwaukee, WI, USA † 76)Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1829.02.02 – 1843.11.28)Bishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1843.11.28 – 1875.02.12)Metropolitan Archbishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1875.02.12 – 1881.09.07) |
| Bishops of Milwaukee (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop John Martin Henni (later Archbishop) (1843.11.28 – 1875.02.12)(see above) |
Former Prelates
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 12,323 km²
Population: 509,903 Catholics (21.5% of 2,367,407 total)
Pastoral Centres: 189 parishes
Personnel: 616 priests (273 diocesan, 343 religious), 184 deacons, 2,556 religious (447 brothers, 2,109 sisters), 85 seminarians