Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Latin: Archidioecesis Milvauchiensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Territory of the Archdiocese

The area of the Archdiocese includes the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County and the areas of Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Kenosha County, Ozaukee County, Racine County, Sheboygan County, Walworth County, Washington County and Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

History

The diocese was on 28 November 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI. built. On February 12, 1875, the diocese by Pope Pius IX. raised to an archbishopric. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Church is the Bishop of the Archdiocese.

Early January 2011, it was announced that the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on the basis of previous compensation payments to victims of abuse was insolvent.

Significant religious buildings

Next to the cathedral is located in Milwaukee, the Basilica of St. Josaphat. The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in the Holy Hill is a much-visited pilgrimage site in Erin, Wisconsin.

Bishop of Milwaukee

  • John Martin Henni (1844-1875)

Archbishops of Milwaukee

  • John Martin Henni (1875-1881)
  • Michael hot (1881-1890)
  • Frederick Xavier Katzer (1890-1903)
  • Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1903-1930)
  • Samuel Stritch Alphonse (1930-1940)
  • Moses Elias Kiley (1940-1953)
  • Albert Meyer (1953-1958)
  • William Edward Cousins ​​(1959-1977)
  • Rembert Weakland, OSB (1977-2002)
  • Timothy Dolan (2002-2009)
  • Jerome List Niemiecki (since 2009)

Catholic high schools

  • Catholic Central High School, Burlington
  • Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha
  • Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee
  • Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay
  • Marquette University High School, Milwaukee
  • Messmer High School, Milwaukee
  • Pius XI High School, Milwaukee
  • St. Catherine's High School, Racine
  • St. Joan Antida High School, Milwaukee
  • St. Joseph High School, Kenosha
  • St. Lawrence Seminary High School, Mt Calvary
  • St. Mary Springs High School, Fond du Lac
  • Thomas More High School, Milwaukee
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