Andrew G. Grutka

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Andrew Gregory Grutka

D.D.
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ProvinceIndianapolis
SeeGary
In officeFebruary 25, 1957 - July 9, 1984
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorNorbert Felix Gaughan
Orders
OrdinationDecember 5, 1933
by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
ConsecrationFebruary 25, 1957
by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
BornNovember 17, 1908
Joliet, Illinois
DiedNovember 11, 1993 (aged 84)
Valparaiso, Indiana
BuriedCathedral of the Holy Angels
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoUbi Caritas Ibi Deus (Where there is love, there is God)
Styles of
Andrew Gregory Grutka
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Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Andrew Gregory Grutka (November 17, 1908 – November 11, 1993) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as first bishop of the Diocese of Gary in the state of Indiana from 1956–1984.

Biography[]

Born in Joliet, Illinois, Grutka studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College and was ordained a priest on December 5, 1933, by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani for the Diocese of Fort Wayne. Father Grutka was serving as the pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Gary[1] when on December 29, 1956, he was named bishop of the newly created Diocese of Gary by Pope Pius XII. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States. Bishops John Patrick Cody, of Kansas City-Saint Joseph and Leo Aloysius Pursley of Fort Wayne were the principal co-consecrators. From 1962–1965, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council and was responsible for implementing the Council's reforms in the diocese. In 1959, Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, was named for his patron, Saint Andrew. He served the diocese for 28 years until Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation on July 9, 1984.[2]

Death[]

After his resignation, Bishop Grutka remained active in the diocese, ministering to the people of the diocese at the pleasure of the new bishop, the Most Reverend Norbert Felix Gaughan. He died at his home on November 11, 1993, six days shy of his 85th birthday. He was entombed in the east transept of Cathedral of the Holy Angels.

References[]

  1. ^ "Brief History of the Diocese". www.dcgary.org. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bishop Andrew Gregory Grutka". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 22, 2010.[self-published source]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None
Bishop of Gary
1957–1984
Succeeded by
Norbert Felix Gaughan
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