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Chicago. Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1958 until his death in 1965, and was appointed a cardinal in 1959. He previously served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in ...
Albert Gregory Meyer (9 de marzo de 1903 - 9 de abril de 1965) fue un prelado estadounidense de la Iglesia Católica Romana. Se desempeñó como arzobispo de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago en Illinois desde 1958 hasta su muerte en 1965, y fue nombrado cardenal en 1959.
Born on March 9, 1903, in Milwaukee, Albert Gregory Meyer was educated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame at Old St. Mary’s School and attended Saint Francis Seminary. He was ordained a priest on July 11, 1926, in Rome. He was the first archbishop of Milwaukee who was born, raised and educated in his own archdiocese.
Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer (born 9 Mar 1903, died 9 Apr 1965) Archbishop of Chicago Consistory - 1959 : Created Cardinal Second Vatican Council: Session One : Council Father
- March 9, 1903
- April 9, 1965
Albert Gregory Meyer (1903-1965), one of the most important American prelates at the Council, took a leading role in advancing critical conciliar debates on divine revelation, the constitution on the Church, and religious liberty.
MEYER, ALBERT GREGORY. Cardinal; b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 9, 1903;d. Chicago, Illinois, April 9, 1965. He was the fourth of five children of Peter James and Mathilda (Thelen) Meyer, who were of German Catholic ancestry.
Albert Gregory Meyer (1903-1965), a native of Milwaukee and bishop of Superior, assumed the leadership of his hometown archdiocese in September 1953. Between 1953 and 1958, the Milwaukee archdiocese went on a building spree, adding millions of dollars in new churches, schools, additions to buildings, rectories, and convents.
