John R. Gorman

John Robert Gorman (born December 11, 1925) is an American retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois from 1988 to 2003.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Robert Gorman
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago Titular Bishop of Catula
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	February 16, 1988
Installed	April 11, 1988
Term ended	January 24, 2003
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Catula
Orders
Ordination	May 1, 1956 by Samuel Stritch
Consecration	April 11, 1988 by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Nevin William Hayes
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1925 Chicago, Illinois
Motto	In spiritu Jesu

Styles of John Robert Gorman
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Early life, education and ordination

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gorman was ordained a priest for the Chicago Archdiocese on May 1, 1956.

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On February 16, 1988, he was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Catula by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on April 11, 1988 from the Archbishop of Chicago, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, and served as Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar under Cardinal Bernardin and his successor, the present Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Francis Eugene Cardinal George. Gorman's retirement was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 24, 2003.[1]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. Bishop John Gorman

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Episcopal succession