George William Mundelein was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
16 Facts About George Mundelein
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George Mundelein served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1924.
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George Mundelein was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Francis and Mary Mundelein.
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George Mundelein's father was of German descent, and his mother was Irish.
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George Mundelein attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College, where he befriended Patrick Joseph Hayes.
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George Mundelein graduated from Manhattan in 1889 with high honors.
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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 the following September 21 from Bishop McDonnell, with Bishops Charles H Colton and John O'Connor serving as co-consecrators, at St James Cathedral-Basilica.
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At thirty-six, George Mundelein was the youngest bishop in the country at that time.
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George Mundelein was later named the third Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, on December 9,1915.
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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 was never apprehended, though police spent years taking men into custody thought to be "Jean Crones".
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George Mundelein served as papal legate to the eighth National Eucharistic Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 13,1938, and was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1939 papal conclave, which selected Pope Pius XII.
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George Mundelein died from heart disease in his sleep 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.