Samuel Stritch - Citizendia

Bishop's Mausoleum where he is buried

Samuel Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch (August 17, 1887–May 27, 1958) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago from 1940 to 1958. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Former diocesan heads Bishops of Chicago William J Quarter (1844&ndash1848 James Oliver Van de Velde, SJ (1848&ndash1853 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Stritch was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of eight children to Garrett Stritch, the manager of Sycamore Mills in Nashville, and Catherine Malley, both of Irish ancestry. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He was ordained a priest by Pietro Cardinal Respighi on May 21, 1910, in Nashville. His Eminence Pietro Respighi STD JUD ( 22 September 1843 - 22 March 1913) was an Italian Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting On August 10, 1921, he was appointed Bishop of Toledo in Ohio, by Archbishop Henry Moeller, and installed on November 30. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the Archdiocese in Spain see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats He was appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee on August 26, 1930, and installed November 19, before being appointed Archbishop of Chicago, on December 27, 1939, and installed January 3, 1940. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Milwaukee Wisconsin in the United States. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Styles of Samuel Cardinal Stritch


Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
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He received the red hat of a Cardinal (with the title of S. A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Agnese fuori le mura) on February 18, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope On March 1, 1958, he was appointed Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of Faith, thus became first American member of the Roman Curia. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ( Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelisatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope He was called to Rome, where he died at the age of 70 on May 27, 1958. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He is interred in the Bishops' Mausoleum at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois. Hillside is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Cardinal Stritch was succeeded as Archbishop of Chicago by Albert Cardinal Meyer; and as Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith by Grégoire-Pierre Cardinal Agagianian. Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer ( March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American Prelate of the Roman Catholic Krikor Bedros Cardinal Aghajanian (Գրիգոր Պետրոս Աղաճանեան Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian) ( September Entertainer Elaine Stritch is his niece. Elaine Stritch (born February 2 1926) Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee is named for him, as are Cardinal Stritch High School in Oregon, Ohio, a junior and senior high school in Keokuk, Iowa, and Loyola University Chicago's school of medicine. Cardinal Stritch University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Cardinal Stritch High School is a private, Catholic, coeducational High school located in Oregon, Ohio. Oregon is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Keokuk (ˈkiəˌkʌk is a city in the southeastern part of the U Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College

Preceded by Joseph Schrembs	Bishop of Toledo 1921–1930	Succeeded by Karl Joseph Alter
Preceded by George Cardinal Mundelein	Archbishop of Chicago 1940–1958	Succeeded by Albert Cardinal Meyer
Preceded by Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi as Prefect	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith 1958	Succeeded by Grégoire-Pierre Cardinal Agagianian

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