For the Indian politician, see Francis George (politician).
His Eminence
Francis Eugene George
OMI
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago
Cardinal George at the May 2011 inauguration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel
See
Chicago
Appointed
April 8, 1997
Installed
May 7, 1997
Term ended
November 18, 2014
Predecessor
Joseph Bernardin
Successor
Blase J. Cupich
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola
Orders
Ordination
December 21, 1963 by Raymond Peter Hillinger
Consecration
September 21, 1990 by Agostino Cacciavillan
Created cardinal
February 21, 1998 by John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Francis Eugene George
(1937-01-16)January 16, 1937
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
April 17, 2015(2015-04-17) (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Buried
All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois
Nationality
American
Denomination
Catholic
Parents
Francis J. and Julia R. (nee McCarthy) George
Previous post(s)
President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2010)
Archbishop of Portland (1996–1997)
Bishop of Yakima (1990–1996)
Motto
Christo Gloria in Ecclesia (To Christ be Glory in the Church; c.f. Ephesians 3:21)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of Francis George
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Bishop Raymond Peter Hillinger
Date
December 21, 1963
Place
St. Pascal's Church, Chicago
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan (Apos. Pro-Nunc. USA)
Co-consecrators
Bishops Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I., and William Skylstad
Date
September 21, 1990
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Francis George as principal consecrator
Joseph Perry
June 29, 1998
George Joseph Lucas
December 13, 1999
Jerome Edward Listecki
January 8, 2001
Francis Joseph Kane
March 19, 2003
Thomas John Paprocki
March 19, 2003
Gustavo García-Siller
March 19, 2003
George James Rassas
February 2, 2006
Alberto Rojas
August 10, 2011
Andrew Peter Wypych
August 10, 2011
David John Malloy
May 14, 2012
Styles of Francis George
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Francis Eugene GeorgeOMI (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland.
A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010.
On September 20, 2014, Pope Francis accepted George's resignation and appointed Bishop Blase J. Cupich to succeed him as Archbishop of Chicago. In this unusual circumstance, George was permitted to remain as the incumbent archbishop until Cupich was installed to succeed him on November 18, 2014. George had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died from the disease in 2015.
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