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Francis George
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Key facts
- See
- Chicago
- Appointed
- April 8, 1997
- Installed
- May 7, 1997
- Term ended
- November 18, 2014
- Predecessor
- Joseph Bernardin
- Successor
- Blase J. Cupich
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola
- Previous posts
- President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2010) Archbishop of Portland (1996–1997) Bishop of Yakima (1990–1996)
- Ordination
- December 21, 1963, by Raymond Peter Hillinger
- Consecration
- September 21, 1990, by Agostino Cacciavillan
- Created cardinal
- February 21, 1998, by John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- Francis Eugene George , ( 1937-01-16 ) January 16, 1937, Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) (aged 78), Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Buried
- All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines , Illinois
- Denomination
- Catholic
- Parents
- Francis J. and Julia R. (nee McCarthy) George
- Education
- Our Lady of the Snows Seminary, University of Ottawa , Catholic University of America , Pontifical Urbaniana University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Family name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- Cardinal-Francis-George 110516 photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg
- Religious order
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
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- Commons category
- Francis George
- date of birth
- 1937-01-16
- date of death
- 2015-04-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Francis Eugene George
- consecrator
- William S. Skylstad
- cause of death
- liver cancer
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Eugene George OMI (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1997 to 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland in Oregon. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010.
On September 20, 2014, Pope Francis accepted George's resignation and appointed Bishop Blase J. Cupich to succeed him as Archbishop of Chicago. George was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died from the disease in 2015.
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