OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
December 10,2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with Alderman Burke, a congratulatory resolution concerning Cardinal Francis George.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
H resolution
adopted by The Gity Gouncil
o/the Gity of Ghicago, Illinois
ALDERMAN EDWARD M. BURKE
resented by MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL on DECEMBER 10. 2014
BT6GIS . After a long and distinguished vocation, on November 18, 2014, His Eminence Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I., stepped down from his post as Archbishop of Chicago, leaving behind a legacy of nearly two decades of faithful service as the shepherd of one of America's largest archdioceses, serving more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake Counties; and
WHEREAS, Born on January 16, 1937 to Francis and Julie George, Cardinal George grew up on the City's North side. After attending Saint Pascal Grade School and Saint Henry Preparatory Seminary, he entered the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1957; and
WHEREAS, In 1963, Cardinal George was ordained a priest at Saint Pascal Church, in his home parish; and
WHEREAS, Cardinal George earned a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Ottawa; a Master of Arts in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.; a Doctorate of Philosophy in American Philosophy from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana; a Master of Theology from the University of Ottawa in Canada; and a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome; and
WHEREAS, From 1964 through 1973, Cardinal George taught philosophy at various institutions of higher education, including Our Lady of the Snows Seminary, Tulane University, and Creighton University, before serving as the provincial superior of the Midwestern Province for the Miss...
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