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
Archbishop Grob installed in Milwaukee archdiocese For a few hours on a sunny, frigid January afternoon, the spotlight shone brightly on Archbishop Jeffrey Grob.
Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Grob headed to Milwaukee archdiocese When Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Grob is installed as Archbishop of Milwaukee on Jan. 14, 2025, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Wisconsin farm boy.
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.