Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Milvaukien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is the Latin Church metropolitan see covering ten counties in southeastern Wisconsin. Erected as a diocese in 1843 and elevated to archdiocese in 1875, it is led by Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob, installed in January 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 November 1843
- Latin
- Milvaukien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint John the Evangelist
- Annuario code
- 001002246
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 673,000
- Population
- 2,369,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 28.4%
- Priests
- 334
- Catholics per priest
- 2,015
- Extent
- 12,323 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 55
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jeffrey S. Grob
- Born
- 19 March 1961
- Birthplace
- Madison
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist stands in Milwaukee, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Milwaukee
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Green BayGreen Bay
- Diocese of La CrosseLa Crosse
- Diocese of MadisonMadison
- Diocese of SuperiorSuperior
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southeast Wisconsin in the United States is served by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Latin: Archidiœcesis Milvauchiensis), the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee. Founded in 1843 as a diocese, it was raised to an archdiocese in 1875. Its archbishop is Jeffrey S. Grob.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.