Among their other duties, many auxiliary bishops of Chicago have served as episcopal vicars of the archdiocese’s vicariates. A vicariate is a geographical region of the archdiocese. Each vicar acts as a sort of day-to-day administrator on the archbishop’s behalf and reports back to him about the needs and concerns of the people in the vicariates. Bishop Kevin Birmingham will continue as director of the Department of Parish Vitality and Mission. Here is a look at our vicariates based on the most recent data from the Office for Strategic Planning and Implementation. Vicariate I Bishop Jeffrey Grob Number of parishes/missions: 51 October count: 79,000 Registered families: 113,000 Elementary schools: 26 Secondary schools: 4 Vicariate II Bishop Mark Bartosic Number of parishes/missions: 52 October count: 63,500 Registered families: 86,000 Elementary schools: 36 Secondary schools: 5 Vicariate III Bishop Robert Lombardo, CFR Number of parishes/missions: 43 October count: 48,000 Registered families: 44,000 Elementary schools: 25 Secondary schools: 6 Vicariate IV Bishop John Manz Number of parishes/missions: 52 October count: 72,000 Registered families: 68,000 Elementary schools: 26 Secondary schools: 5 Vicariate V Bishop Andrew Wypych Number of parishes/missions: 55 October count: 76,500 Registered families: 91,000 Elementary schools: 34 Secondary schools: 5 Vicariate VI Bishop Joseph Perry Number of parishes/missions: 49 October count: 26,000 Registered families: 25,000 Elementary schools: 20 Secondary schools: 6
Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Goedert dies at 96 Retired Auxiliary Bishop Raymond E. Goedert, 96, died Dec. 9. “As we grieve the death of Bishop Emeritus Raymond Goedert, we thank God for giving his servant to us and the Church for 71 years,” said Cardinal Cupich.
Bishop Joseph Perry: Humble servant with pastor’s heart When asked to describe Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry, four people who worked closely with him on local and national levels used similar terms, calling him a humble, intelligent bishop of great faith who leads with a pastor’s heart.
Bishop Andrew Wypych reflects on vocation Auxiliary Bishop Andrew P. Wypych might have resigned from ministry in September, but he is clear that he has not retired from being a bishop.