Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis
Coat of arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established November 28, 1843 (174 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
Map
Map of Wisconsin indicating counties of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
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, Jerome Edward Listecki is the Archbishop of Milwaukee.

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

  1. John Martin Henni (1844–1881)
  2. Michael Heiss (1881–1890)
  3. Frederick Katzer (1890–1903)
  4. Sebastian Gebhard Messmer[6] (1903–1930)
  5. 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)
  6. Moses E. Kiley[7] (1940–1953)
  7. Albert Gregory Meyer (1953–1958), appointed Archbishop of Chicago (elevated to Cardinal in 1959)
  8. William Edward Cousins (1959–1977)
  9. Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. (1977–2002)
  10. Timothy Michael Dolan (2002–2009), appointed Archbishop of New York
  11. Jerome Edward Listecki (2010–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

Priests in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee who became bishops

The following men began their service as priests in Milwaukee before being appointed bishops elsewhere:

Basilicas

Shrines

Parishes

Schools

Ecclesiastical province

Map of Wisconsin indicating counties for each of the five dioceses
Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee

The ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin and includes these suffragan dioceses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. About Us.
  2. ↑ "WEAU.com: Archdiocese ads notify abuse victims of claim deadline, 17 July 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Milwaukee Archdiocese faces 550 sex abuse claims". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "About". www.archmil.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.sfs.edu/Seminarians
  6. ↑ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer.
  7. ↑ 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.
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Official Site
  •  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Milwaukee". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Coordinates: 43°04′07″N 87°52′08″W / 43.06861°N 87.86889°W / 43.06861; -87.86889

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