Listecki Named Archbishop of Milwaukee

Archdiocese of Milwaukee ^ | 14 November 2009 | Archdiocese of Milwaukee

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

The Most Reverend Jerome Edward Listecki has been named the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican announced today. Listecki, 60, succeeds the Most Reverend Timothy M. Dolan, who was named Archbishop of New York on February 23, 2009, and installed as Archbishop of New York April 15, 2009. Listecki currently serves as bishop of the Diocese of LaCrosse, where he was installed as bishop on March 1, 2005, succeeding the Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke.

Bishop Listecki will be installed as Archbishop of Milwaukee in early January by the Papal Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi. At that time, he will assume responsibility for the spiritual well-being of Catholics in the 10 counties of southeastern Wisconsin and take on the day-to-day administration of the archdiocese.

A native of Chicago, Bishop Listecki attended St. Michael the Archangel Grammar School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary South High School and Niles College of Loyola University. He began his graduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary in 1971, and was ordained a priest on May 14, 1975. On November 7, 2000, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Chicago by Pope John Paul II and was ordained a bishop on January 8, 2001. In January 2002, Bishop Listecki was named the Episcopal Vicar of the Vicariate 1 of the Archdiocese of Chicago. In addition, Listecki is also a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves.

Bishop Listecki was first assigned as a deacon at St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, Ill., from 1974-1975. His first assignment as a priest was at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Chicago, from 1975-1976. In 1976, he was appointed dean of students at Quigley Preparatory Seminary North, Chicago, and was also assigned to Mater Christi Parish, North Riverside, Ill. In 1976, Listecki earned a civil law degree from DePaul University, Chicago.

Listecki began graduate studies in Canon Law and Moral Theology in 1979 at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, earning a doctoral degree in Canon Law in 1981, and continuing Moral Theology studies until his return to the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1983.

Upon returning from Rome, he taught Canon Law and Moral Theology at the Archdiocese of Chicago major seminary, the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Ill. He remained on the faculty until his appointment as pastor of St. Ignatius Parish, Chicago, in August 2000.

As the bishop of La Crosse, Listecki led the diocese in various initiatives including a successful $50 million dollar capital campaign; the individual incorporation and computerization of all 165 parishes of the diocese; raising over a half-million dollars in Gulf Coast flood relief; assisting in relief for the local floods; and the formulation of a diocesan-wide pastoral plan.

Born March 12, 1949, Bishop Listecki is the son of Harry and Alfreda (Kasprzk) Listecki. They are both deceased. He has one sister, Mary (Penny), who resides in Tinley Park, Ill., a south Chicago suburb.

His Episcopal motto is the phrase “Life is Christ,” from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (Phil 1:18-26).

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[StAthanasiustheGreat]

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[StAthanasiustheGreat]

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[irish guard]

Let’s hope he can continue the work of Archbishop Dolan. This place is a mess.

[Salvation]

**As the bishop of La Crosse, Listecki led the diocese in various initiatives including a successful $50 million dollar capital campaign; the individual incorporation and computerization of all 165 parishes of the diocese; raising over a half-million dollars in Gulf Coast flood relief; assisting in relief for the local floods; and the formulation of a diocesan-wide pastoral plan.**

Sounding like he knows how to deal with financial problems. Will this be good for the Milwaukeee Diocese?

[Salvation]

Against Obama at Notre Dame

 

Bishop Jerome Listecki - La Crosse, WI
Statement: http://www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/ministry_resources/ministries/resources/Notre%20Dame%20Invitation.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040711.html

 

On the priority of life

Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse

[NYer]

From Catholic News Agency

Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki

Milwaukee, Wis., Nov 14, 2009 / 12:28 pm (CNA).- The Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki, until now Bishop of La Crosse and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed the Most Rev. Timothy Dolan as the new Archbishop of Milwaukee.

“I am humbled by my selection as the Archbishop of Milwaukee. I will do my best to fulfill the confidence His Holiness Benedict XVI has placed in me," said the Archbishop-elect in a statement.

Jerome Listecki was born March 12, 1949 in Chicago. He attended St. Michael the Archangel Grammar School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary, South High School and Niles College of Loyola University. He began his graduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary in 1971 and was ordained a priest on May 14, 1975.

His first assignment as a priest was at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Chicago from 1975-1976.

He began his graduate studies in Canon Law and Moral Theology in 1979 at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy earning a licentiate and doctorate degree. In 1976 he earned a civil law degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

Upon returning from Rome he began teaching Canon Law and Moral Theology at the Archdiocesan major seminary, the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.

On November 7, 2000 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago by Pope John Paul II and was ordained a bishop on January 8, 2001.

Bishop Listecki is a member of numerous boards and committees, including the National Catholic Bioethics Committee  in Boston, Massachusetts.

On March 1, 2005, he was installed as the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse. He succeeded Raymond L. Burke, currently Prefect of the Apostolic Signature at the Vatican.

Bishop Listecki led the Diocese of La Crosse with various initiatives including a successful $50 million dollar capital campaign, the individual incorporation and computerization of all 165 parishes of the Diocese and the formulation of a diocese-wide pastoral plan. He helped raise over a half-million dollars in Gulf Coast flood relief and assisted in relief efforts for local floods.

Under his tenure as Bishop, fifteen priests were ordained for the Diocese of La Crosse, with six ordinations in 2009 alone. Twenty-six women from the Diocese entered consecrated religious life.

In his statement, the Archbishop-elect said that "the priests, religious, deacons, curial staff and lay faithful of the Diocese of La Crosse have made me a better man, a more faithful priest and hopefully a good bishop." Bishop Listecki will be installed as Archbishop of Milwaukee  by the Apostolic Nuncio Pietro Sambi in early January, at a date yet to be determined.

[Clemenza]

Maybe if the Church starts naming more Archbishops with names that end in "ski" or "cki" instead of names like "Dolan" and "O'Malley," I'll consider starting to attend church again.

N'strowie to the new Archbishop! Now if we can only depose the Paddys in New York...

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Woo hoo! It looks like we have been given a great Archbishop!!!

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“Sounding like he knows how to deal with financial problems.”

Overall yes. Bishop Listecki (pssst: the name on his birth certificate by the way is Harold, not Jerome) came in after Bishop Burke and really reigned in the spending. He also pushed the diocesan schools to work harder at fundraising to stand on their own feet so to speak. Sadly, many of the Catholic schools in the diocese probably are not going to make it. Declining enrollment and rising tuition are just killing them.

“Will this be good for the Milwaukeee Diocese?”

So-so. He knows the Milwaukee Diocese well already because he spent so many years in Chicago and then LaCrosse. He is orthodox. He is NOT very pro-active, however. A number of able people left his curia after he took over because he was not the best leader. He rarely took public stances unless it was safe to do so.

For a guy with a big smile and a glad handshake he could be hard as nails when you got in his way, however. There was a priest in one of his deaneries who was unanimously elected dean by the other priests. The priest was old, tired and dreaded the extra duties in his last few years before retirement. When he said he didn’t want the job, Bishop Listecki told him, “I’ll give you 30 seconds to think about it and the answer better be yes.”

He’s also admits he’s not well trained in liturgy.

At least he’s orthodox.

I wonder how this is going to impact poor little LaCrosse! They lost two bishops in just a few years. And when the bishop leaves so do a number of seminarians!

[livius]

Interesting. We’ll be getting a new bishop in the next year or so (Diocese of St Augustine) and we’re usually considered the elephant graveyard, so I don’t think we’ll get anybody very good.

But yours is an important Midwest diocese. Do you think he could become better on liturgy? We have a Cathedral pastor who is the diocesan liturgy director but was, frankly, not very good until he had spent a while here and realized what was necessary. He’s changed and orthodoxy is definitely on the rise here (now his biggest opponent is our retiring bishop, who is good on pro-life but awful on liturgy).

Perhaps with a new bishop some good priests will emerge from the woodwork. I’m sure Dolan was good, but he was only the first step in recovery after a rather long spell under a heterodox enchantment...

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“Interesting. We’ll be getting a new bishop in the next year or so (Diocese of St Augustine) and we’re usually considered the elephant graveyard, so I don’t think we’ll get anybody very good.”

Oh, you might!

“But yours is an important Midwest diocese.”

It’s not my diocese, but I know a great deal about it and what happens there.

“Do you think he could become better on liturgy?”

He just has to allow himself to be led in liturgy by those who work for him. He also has to stop trying to be a showman! (sigh)

“We have a Cathedral pastor who is the diocesan liturgy director but was, frankly, not very good until he had spent a while here and realized what was necessary. He’s changed and orthodoxy is definitely on the rise here (now his biggest opponent is our retiring bishop, who is good on pro-life but awful on liturgy).”

Yeah a lot of bishops can’t seem to see how these things are all interconnected.

“Perhaps with a new bishop some good priests will emerge from the woodwork. I’m sure Dolan was good, but he was only the first step in recovery after a rather long spell under a heterodox enchantment...”

Weakland did soooooo much damage. It will take decades to fix, but I think it will happen.

[Salvation]

I think we are going to be seeing an uptick in the quality of all bishops promoted by Pope Benedict. Don’t give up heart! Just Pray!!!!!