Archdiocese of Chicago
Archdiocese of Chicago Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis | |
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Holy Name Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Cook and Lake |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chicago |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 216 (As of 1/2024) |
| Schools | 154 archdiocesan-run 34 non-archdiocesan-run |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 28, 1843 |
| Cathedral | Holy Name Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 672 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Blase Joseph Cupich |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Lawrence J. Sullivan |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| archchicago.org | |
The Archdiocese of Chicago (Latin: Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. The Vatican erected it as a diocese in 1843 and elevated it to an archdiocese in 1880. Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich is the archbishop. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese is Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
The archdiocese serves over 2 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties, an area of 1,411 square miles (3,650 km2). It is the metropolitan see of the province of Chicago. The province covers all the dioceses in Illinois.