Milwaukee (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jeffrey Scott Grob, Archbishop
Jeffrey Robert Haines, Auxiliary Bishop
James Thomas (Ty) Schuerman, Auxiliary Bishop
Jerome Edward Listecki, Archbishop Emeritus
Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 12 February 1875
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 12,323 (4,759 Square Miles)
Conference Region: VII (IL, IN, WI)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: MIL
Official Web Site: http://www.archmil.org/
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 070912, 3501 South Lake Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912, USA
Telephone: (414)769-3341
Fax: 769-3408

Historical Details

Diocese of Milwaukee
- Latin Name: Milvauchiensis
- Erected: 28 November 1843
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
- State: Wisconsin
- Country: United States of America
- Description: The state of Wisconsin.

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Martin Henni † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 7 Sep 1881 Died)
Michael Heiss † (7 Sep 1881 Succeeded - 26 Mar 1890 Died)
Frederick Francis Xavier Katzer † (30 Jan 1891 Appointed - 20 Jul 1903 Died)
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer † (28 Nov 1903 Appointed - 4 Aug 1930 Died)
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch † (26 Aug 1930 Appointed - 27 Dec 1939 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
Moses Elias Kiley † (1 Jan 1940 Appointed - 15 Apr 1953 Died)
Albert Gregory Meyer † (21 Jul 1953 Appointed - 19 Sep 1958 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
William Edward Cousins † (18 Dec 1958 Appointed - 17 Sep 1977 Retired)
Rembert George Samuel Weakland, O.S.B. † (20 Sep 1977 Appointed - 24 May 2002 Retired)
Timothy Michael Dolan (25 Jun 2002 Appointed - 23 Feb 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of New York, New York)
Jerome Edward Listecki (14 Nov 2009 Appointed - 4 Nov 2024 Retired)
Jeffrey Scott Grob (4 Nov 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Milwaukee
28 November 1843	Erected	Diocese of Detroit	Diocese of Milwaukee (erected) (State of Wisconsin)
19 July 1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dubuque Diocese of Milwaukee	Diocese of Saint Paul (erected) (State of Minnesota)
19 July 1850	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Chicago (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Dubuque (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Milwaukee (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Nashville (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
3 March 1868	Territory Lost	Diocese of Milwaukee	Diocese of Green Bay (erected) Diocese of La Crosse (erected)
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
12 February 1875	Elevated	Diocese of Milwaukee	Archdiocese of Milwaukee
22 December 1945	Territory Lost	Diocese of Green Bay (Portage) Diocese of La Crosse (Jowa, Grant, Lafayette, and Sauk) Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Dane, Jefferson, Green Rock, Columbia, Marquette, and Green Lake)	Diocese of Madison (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Milwaukee

1950 421,308 1,435,345 29.4% 585 344 929 453 462 4,182 262 ap1951

1966 691,851 1,937,800 35.7% 697 444 1,141 606 521 4,621 291 ap1967

1970 687,805 1,985,600 34.6% 614 536 1,150 598 773 3,855 264 ap1971

1976 699,145 2,006,304 34.8% 637 519 1,156 604 31 960 3,929 265 ap1977

1980 713,000 2,057,000 34.7% 615 465 1,080 660 89 736 3,673 266 ap1981

1990 624,891 2,046,245 30.5% 503 401 904 691 134 523 2,771 287 ap1991

1999 695,934 2,197,939 31.7% 465 344 809 860 171 81 3,670 254 ap2000

2000 672,334 2,199,066 30.6% 422 304 726 926 173 474 2,847 250 ap2001

2001 685,004 2,222,364 30.8% 420 293 713 960 164 462 2,764 236 ap2002

2002 689,519 2,236,283 30.8% 419 291 710 971 176 517 2,683 227 ap2003

2003 694,508 2,248,785 30.9% 401 301 702 989 180 456 2,601 224 ap2004

2004 731,516 2,261,397 32.3% 399 345 744 983 152 493 2,290 219 ap2005

2013 673,000 2,369,000 28.4% 329 347 676 995 186 610 1,047 204 ap2014

2016 687,819 2,339,403 29.4% 325 398 723 951 168 679 861 199 ap2017

2019 696,500 2,354,807 29.6% 332 354 686 1,015 177 593 1,173 193 ap2020

2021 547,733 2,351,501 23.3% 285 364 649 843 174 650 2,115 191 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
1950	421,308	1,435,345	29.4%	585	344	929	453		462	4,182	262	ap1951
1966	691,851	1,937,800	35.7%	697	444	1,141	606		521	4,621	291	ap1967
1970	687,805	1,985,600	34.6%	614	536	1,150	598		773	3,855	264	ap1971
1976	699,145	2,006,304	34.8%	637	519	1,156	604	31	960	3,929	265	ap1977
1980	713,000	2,057,000	34.7%	615	465	1,080	660	89	736	3,673	266	ap1981
1990	624,891	2,046,245	30.5%	503	401	904	691	134	523	2,771	287	ap1991
1999	695,934	2,197,939	31.7%	465	344	809	860	171	81	3,670	254	ap2000
2000	672,334	2,199,066	30.6%	422	304	726	926	173	474	2,847	250	ap2001
2001	685,004	2,222,364	30.8%	420	293	713	960	164	462	2,764	236	ap2002
2002	689,519	2,236,283	30.8%	419	291	710	971	176	517	2,683	227	ap2003
2003	694,508	2,248,785	30.9%	401	301	702	989	180	456	2,601	224	ap2004
2004	731,516	2,261,397	32.3%	399	345	744	983	152	493	2,290	219	ap2005
2013	673,000	2,369,000	28.4%	329	347	676	995	186	610	1,047	204	ap2014
2016	687,819	2,339,403	29.4%	325	398	723	951	168	679	861	199	ap2017
2019	696,500	2,354,807	29.6%	332	354	686	1,015	177	593	1,173	193	ap2020
2021	547,733	2,351,501	23.3%	285	364	649	843	174	650	2,115	191	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (Deacon: 8 May 1960; Priest: 17 Jul 1960 to 24 Mar 1992)
William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Oct 2007 to 11 Jun 2010)
Timothy Michael Dolan (Archbishop: 25 Jun 2002 to 23 Feb 2009)
Jeffrey Scott Grob (Archbishop: 4 Nov 2024 - )
Jeffrey Robert Haines (Priest: 17 May 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 2017)
James Michael Harvey (Priest: 29 Jun 1975 to 7 Feb 1998)
Donald Joseph Hying (Priest: 20 May 1989; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 May 2011 to 24 Nov 2014)
Jerome Edward Listecki (Archbishop: 14 Nov 2009 to 4 Nov 2024)
David John Malloy (Priest: 1 Jul 1983 to 20 Mar 2012)
Joseph Nathaniel Perry (Priest: 24 May 1975 to 5 May 1998)
Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.
James Thomas (Ty) Schuerman (Priest: 17 May 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 2017)
Mark Joseph Seitz
Richard John Sklba (Priest: 20 Dec 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 1979 to 18 Oct 2010)
Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Roman Richard Atkielski † (Priest: 30 May 1931; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1947 to 30 Jun 1969)
Leo Joseph Brust † (Priest: 30 May 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Aug 1969 to 16 Apr 1991)
Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. †
William Edward Cousins † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1958 to 17 Sep 1977)
Kilian Casper Flasch † (Deacon: 18 Jun 1859; Priest: 16 Dec 1859 to 14 Jun 1881)
Raphael Michael Fliss † (Priest: 26 May 1956 to 5 Nov 1979)
Joseph John Fox †
John Benjamin Grellinger †
Francis Joseph Haas † (Priest: 11 Jun 1913 to 26 Sep 1943)
Jerome Joseph Hastrich † (Priest: 9 Feb 1941 to 22 Dec 1945)
Michael Heiss † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Apr 1880; Archbishop: 7 Sep 1881 to 26 Mar 1890)
John Martin Henni † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1843; Archbishop: 12 Feb 1875 to 7 Sep 1881)
Frederick Francis Xavier Katzer † (Priest: 21 Dec 1866 to 13 Jul 1886; Archbishop: 30 Jan 1891 to 20 Jul 1903)
Moses Elias Kiley † (Archbishop: 1 Jan 1940 to 15 Apr 1953)
Joseph Maria Koudelka † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Sep 1911 to 6 Aug 1913)
Edward Kozlowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1913 to 6 Aug 1915)
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1903 to 4 Aug 1930)
Albert Gregory Meyer † (Priest: 11 Jul 1926 to 18 Feb 1946; Archbishop: 21 Jul 1953 to 19 Sep 1958)
Aloisius Joseph Muench † (Priest: 8 Jun 1913 to 10 Aug 1935)
William (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †
William Patrick O’Connor † (Priest: 10 Mar 1912 to 27 Dec 1941)
Vincent James Ryan †
Augustine Francis Schinner † (Priest: 7 Mar 1886 to 13 May 1905)
Alphonse James Schladweiler †
Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. †
Charles Asa Schleck, C.S.C. †
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch † (Archbishop: 26 Aug 1930 to 27 Dec 1939)
Paul Francis Tanner † (Priest: 30 May 1931 to 18 Oct 1965)
Rembert George Samuel Weakland, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1977 to 24 May 2002)

Source(s)

Diocese of Milwaukee
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 174

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