Albert Gregory Meyer

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Albert Gregory Meyer
His Eminence; Albert Gregory Meyer
Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
See	Chicago
Appointed	September 19, 1958
Installed	November 16, 1958
Term ended	April 9, 1965
Predecessor	Samuel Stritch
Successor	John Cody
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Orders
Ordination	July 11, 1926; by Basilio Pompili
Consecration	April 11, 1946; by Moses E. Kiley
Created cardinal	December 14, 1959; by John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	March 9, 1903; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	April 9, 1965 (aged 62); Chicago, Illinois
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Milwaukee (1953–1958); Bishop of Superior (1946–1953);
Motto	ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM; (Thy kingdom come)
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Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1958 until his death in 1965, and was appointed a cardinal in 1959.

Early life and education[]

Albert Meyer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Peter James and Mathilda (née Thelen) Meyer, who were German immigrants.^[1] The fourth of five children, he had two brothers and two sisters; one sister became a nun.^[2]^[3] As a child, Meyer would pretend to say Mass with a toy altar and a glass of water for the chalice of wine.^[3]

He received his early education under the School Sisters of Notre Dame at the parochial school of St. Mary's Church.^[2] After attending Marquette Academy for two years, he entered St. Francis Seminary.^[1] In 1922, he was sent by Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer to continue his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.^[2]

Priesthood[]

On July 11, 1926, Meyer was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basilio Pompili, at the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.^[4] He then studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, from where he obtained a doctorate in Holy Scriptures in 1930.^[1]

Upon returning to the United States, he served as a curate at St. Joseph's Church in Waukesha until 1931, when he became a professor at his alma mater of St. Francis Seminary.^[2] He there taught religion, Greek, Latin, biblical archeology, dogmatic theology and Holy Scriptures.^[1] When Aloisius Joseph Muench was named Bishop of Fargo, Meyer succeeded him as rector of St. Francis Seminary in 1937.^[1] He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate in 1938, and also served as a chaplain and adviser to the local , part of a global lay organization that promotes religious vocations to the Catholic Church.^[2]

Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin[]

On February 18, 1946, he was appointed the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin by Pope Pius XII.^[5] Meyer was consecrated on the following April 11 by Archbishop Moses E. Kiley, with Bishops Aloisius Joseph Muench and William Patrick O'Connor serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

Archbishop of Milwaukee and Chicago[]

Bishop Meyer became the seventh Archbishop of Milwaukee on July 21, 1953. He was installed as Archbishop of Chicago on November 16, 1958.^[6]

When Meyer visited the victims of the Our Lady of the Angels School fire with then-Mayor Daley, he nearly collapsed with grief while visiting the hospital and morgue. Cardinal Francis Spellman, archbishop of New York, lent support by traveling to Chicago in the aftermath of this tragedy, and Pope John XXIII sent a telegram to Meyer.

Archbishop Meyer is featured in scenes of the 1958 film Decision for Happiness, produced by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.

Cardinal[]

Despite skepticism,^[7] Meyer was created Cardinal Priest of S. Cecilia by Pope John XXIII in the consistory of December 14, 1959. He later participated at the first three sessions of the Second Vatican Council, from 1962 to 1964, and sat on its Board of Presidency. During the council, Meyer showed himself to be of liberal tendencies^[8]^[9]^[10] and was viewed as the chief intellectual among the participating American hierarchy.^[11] The scholarly and often shy prelate supported religious liberty,^[12] and strongly condemned racism, giving speeches alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and warning his clergy "not to foster the flame of racial hatred".^[11] Meyer was also one of the cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave, which selected Pope Paul VI. Meyer, an occasional fisher, once called fishing the "apostolic recreation", and was also known to attend a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.^[13]

Death[]

He served as Archbishop of Chicago until his death from a heart attack after an operation to remove a malignant brain tumor in Mercy Hospital at age 62. He is buried in the cemetery of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Miranda, Salvador. "MEYER, Albert Gregory". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.^{[better source needed]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Thornton, Francis. "Albert Cardinal Meyer". Our American Princes.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Stritch's Successor". Time. October 6, 1958. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011.
^ "Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ Diocese of Superior. Bishop Meyer (1946-1953).
^ Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Albert Gregory Meyer
^ Time. Pope's Progress December 1, 1958
^ Time. The Council's Prospects September 14, 1962
^ Time. Cum Magno Dolore October 23, 1964
^ Time. The Pope Runs the Church November 27, 1964
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Holy Name Cathedral Parish. Resurrection, Restore & Renew April 8, 2007 Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Time. The Right to Worship According to One's Conscience October 2, 1964
^ Time. Stritch's Successor October 6, 1958

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Preceded by Samuel Stritch	Archbishop of Chicago 1958–1965	Succeeded by John Cody
Vacant Title last held by Gaetano Cicognani	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere 1959–1965	Vacant Title next held by John Cody
Preceded by Moses E. Kiley	Archbishop of Milwaukee 1953–1958	Succeeded by William Cousins
Preceded by William Patrick O'Connor	Bishop of Superior 1946–1953	Succeeded by Joseph John Annabring

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[miranda-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Miranda, Salvador. "MEYER, Albert Gregory". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.^{[better source needed]}

[thornton-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Thornton, Francis. "Albert Cardinal Meyer". Our American Princes.

[time-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Stritch's Successor". Time. October 6, 1958. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011.

[hierarchy-4] "Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[5] Diocese of Superior. Bishop Meyer (1946-1953).

[6] Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Archbishop Albert Gregory Meyer

[7] Time. Pope's Progress December 1, 1958

[8] Time. The Council's Prospects September 14, 1962

[9] Time. Cum Magno Dolore October 23, 1964

[10] Time. The Pope Runs the Church November 27, 1964

[holynamecathedral.org-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Holy Name Cathedral Parish. Resurrection, Restore & Renew April 8, 2007 Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[12] Time. The Right to Worship According to One's Conscience October 2, 1964

[Successor-13] Time. Stritch's Successor October 6, 1958

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