Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Latin: Archidiœcesis Milvauchiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in southeast Wisconsin in the United States.
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archidiœcesis Milvauchiensis | |
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Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The City of Milwaukee and the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha in the state of Wisconsin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milwaukee |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,758 sq mi (12,320 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,369,000 673,000 (28.4%) |
| Parishes | 204 |
| Schools | 111 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 28, 1843 (180 years ago) Elevated to Archdiocese on February 12, 1875 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| Patron saint | John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 334 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Jerome Edward Listecki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jeffrey Robert Haines James Thomas Schuerman |
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| Map | |
| Website | |
| archmil.org | |
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee. It includes the suffragan dioceses of Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, and Superior. As of 2021, Jerome Listecki is the metropolitan archbishop of Milwaukee.
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