Rembert Weakland

Styles of
**Rembert George Weakland**
Styles of; Rembert George Weakland
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

The Most Reverend

Rembert George Weakland

OSB
The Most Reverend; Rembert George Weakland; OSB
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Archdiocese	Milwaukee
Appointed	September 20, 1977
Installed	November 8, 1977
Term ended	May 24, 2002
Predecessor	William Edward Cousins
Successor	Timothy M. Dolan
Orders
Ordination	June 24, 1951; by Simone Salvi
Consecration	November 8, 1977; by Jean Jadot
Personal details
Born	George Samuel Weakland; April 2, 1927; Patton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 22, 2022 (aged 95); Greenfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Basil Weakland (father); Mary Kane (mother);
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey (1963); Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey (1963–1967); Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation (1967–1977);
Alma mater	Saint Vincent College; Saint Vincent Seminary; Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm; Juilliard School; Columbia University;
Motto	Aequalis omnibus caritas; (Charity is equal for all)

Rembert George Samuel Weakland OSB (April 2, 1927 – August 22, 2022) was an American Catholic bishop and Benedictine monk who served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002.

Shortly before his retirement, it was revealed that Weakland had a sexual relationship with a seminarian several decades before and that the diocese had paid $450,000 to the man to settle litigation.

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