1. George William Mundelein was an American Catholic who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death in 1939.
21 Facts About George Mundelein
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George Mundelein was born on Avenue C in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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George Mundelein was the only son of Francis and Mary Mundelein, who were of German descent; he had two sisters, Margaret and Catherine.
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George Mundelein attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College, where he befriended Patrick Hayes.
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George Mundelein graduated from Manhattan College in 1889 with high honors.
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George Mundelein then studied at St Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome.
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George Mundelein was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop Charles McDonnell on June 8,1895.
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On June 30,1909, Mundelein was appointed auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn and titular bishop of Loryma by Pope Pius X He received his episcopal consecration on September 21,1909, from McDonnell, with Bishops Charles H Colton and John O'Connor serving as co-consecrators, at St James Cathedral-Basilica.
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At age 36, George Mundelein was the youngest bishop in the country.
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George Mundelein was named the third archbishop of Chicago on December 9,1915, by Pope Benedict XV.
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George Mundelein was formally installed as archbishop on February 9,1916, and was appointed an assistant at the pontifical throne on May 8,1920.
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George Mundelein's intent was to poison Mundelein and over 100 other guests, including Illinois Governor Edward F Dunne.
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George Mundelein ate only a bite or two of the soup and was unharmed.
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On taking office, George Mundelein centralized control of the parish schools.
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In 1926, George Mundelein presided over the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago.
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George Mundelein served as papal legate to the eighth National Eucharistic Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 13,1938.
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George Mundelein served as a cardinal elector in the 1939 papal conclave that selected Pope Pius XII.
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George Mundelein died from heart disease in his sleep on October 2,1939, in George Mundelein, Illinois, at age 67.
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George Mundelein is buried behind the main altar of the chapel at Mundelein Seminary, which was founded on his initiative.
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George Mundelein organized the construction of other churches in the see, such as the Saint Philip Neri church and the Corpus Christi Church, both designed by Chicago architect Joseph W McCarthy.
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George Mundelein publicly sparred with the Father Charles Coughlin, the Detroit Catholic priest who broadcast anti-banking and anti-Semitic views to millions of radio listeners until he was forced off the air in 1939.