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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate His Eminence Blase Joseph | ||||||
4 | Cupich, the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of | ||||||
5 | Chicago, on his elevation to the rank of Cardinal Priest; and
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6 | WHEREAS, A grandson of Croatian immigrants, Cardinal | ||||||
7 | Cupich was born on March 19, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska; he was | ||||||
8 | ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on August 16, 1975; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Cardinal Cupich attended Saint John Vianney | ||||||
11 | Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, | ||||||
12 | Minnesota, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy | ||||||
13 | in 1971; he then studied in Rome at the Pontifical North | ||||||
14 | American College and Pontifical Gregorian University, earning | ||||||
15 | a bachelor's degree in sacred theology in 1974 and a Master of | ||||||
16 | Arts in Theology in 1975; he completed his graduate studies at | ||||||
17 | the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where | ||||||
18 | he obtained a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1987; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, From 1975 to 1998, Cardinal Cupich served in | ||||||
20 | different pastoral, leadership and instructional capacities, | ||||||
21 | including as associate pastor at Saint Margaret Mary Church in | ||||||
22 | Omaha; instructor at Paul VI High School in Omaha; Director of |
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1 | the Office for Divine Worship and as the Chairman of the | ||||||
2 | Commission on Youth in the Archdiocese of Omaha; instructor of | ||||||
3 | the Continuing Education of Priests Program and Diaconate | ||||||
4 | Formation at Creighton University in Omaha; pastor of St. | ||||||
5 | Mary's Church in Bellevue, Nebraska; President-Rector of the | ||||||
6 | Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio; and pastor of | ||||||
7 | Saint Robert Bellarmine Church in Omaha; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, On July 6, 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed | ||||||
9 | Cardinal Cupich as the Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, and | ||||||
10 | after he received episcopal consecration from Bishop Harry | ||||||
11 | Flynn of Saint Paul on September 21, 1998, he served the | ||||||
12 | diocese of Rapid City from 1998 to 2010; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, On June 30, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed | ||||||
14 | Cardinal Cupich as the Bishop of Spokane, a role in which he | ||||||
15 | served as part of the American episcopacy of the Roman Catholic | ||||||
16 | Church; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, An accomplished scholar and theologian, Cardinal | ||||||
18 | Cupich was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Scripture | ||||||
19 | Translation and was the author of "The New Roman Missal: A Time | ||||||
20 | of Renewal", a work that placed the new English translation of | ||||||
21 | the Roman Missal into the Catholic Church tradition of | ||||||
22 | liturgical renewal; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, On November 18, 2014, Cardinal Cupich was | ||||||
2 | installed as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese | ||||||
3 | of Chicago, succeeding Cardinal Francis George; and
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4 | WHEREAS, On July 7, 2016, Pope Francis named Blase Joseph | ||||||
5 | Cupich a member of the Congregation for Bishops, and on | ||||||
6 | November 19, 2016, he elevated him to the rank of Cardinal | ||||||
7 | Priest and he became a member of the College of Cardinals; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In November of 2016, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and First | ||||||
9 | Lady Amy Rule led a delegation of more than 80 distinguished | ||||||
10 | civic, faith, business, and political leaders, as well as | ||||||
11 | students from two Chicago high schools, to Rome to honor | ||||||
12 | Cardinal Cupich and to take part in his elevation ceremony; and
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13 | WHEREAS, A dedicated spiritual father and steadfast | ||||||
14 | leader, Cardinal Cupich deserves our admiration and respect for | ||||||
15 | his outstanding service, leadership and for his many | ||||||
16 | contributions to our State and our nation; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | congratulate His Eminence Blase Joseph Cupich on his elevation | ||||||
20 | to the rank of Cardinal Priest, and express our sincere | ||||||
21 | appreciation to him for his inspirational and extraordinary | ||||||
22 | life, service and accomplishments; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Cardinal Cupich as a symbol of our esteem and good | ||||||
3 | wishes.
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