As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago covers the City of Chicago as well as Cook and Lake counties, Illinois.
The Diocese of Chicago, erected on November 28,1843, was elevated to Archdiocese on September 10, 1880.
The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of the Diocese and Archdiocese of Chicago (and their terms of service).
- Bishop William J. Quarter (1844-1848)
- Bishop James Oliver Van de Velde (1848-1853)
- Bishop Anthony O'Regan (1854-1858)
- Bishop James Duggan (1859-1869)
- Bishop Thomas Foley (1870-1879)
- Archbishop Patrick Augustine Feehan (1880-1902)
- Archbishop James Edward Quigley (1903-1915)
- Cardinal Archbishop George William Mundelein (1915-1939)
- Cardinal Archbishop Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1939-1958)
- Cardinal Archbishop Albert Gregory Meyer (1958-1965)
- Cardinal Archbishop John Patrick Cody (1965-1982)
- Cardinal Archbishop Joseph Louis Bernardin (1982-1996)
- Cardinal Archbishop Francis Eugene George, O.M.I (1997-present)
External Links
- Archdiocese of Chicago Website http://www.archdiocese-chgo.org/
