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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly
3 join with the citizens of Chicago in extending to Archbishop
4 Francis E. George a sincere "Welcome Home"; and
5 WHEREAS, On Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the people of the
6 Chicago Archdiocese received the long awaited announcement
7 that Archbishop Francis E. George of Portland, Oregon, had
8 been named Archbishop of Chicago by Pope John Paul II; and
9 WHEREAS, Born on January 16, 1937 on the Northwest Side
10 of Chicago, he is the son of Francis and Julia George and the
11 brother of Margaret Mary George Cain; and
12 WHEREAS, He graduated from St. Pascal School in 1951; he
13 attended St. Henry's Preparatory Seminary in Belleville and
14 entered the novitiate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary
15 Immaculate in 1957; he was ordained into the holy priesthood
16 at his home parish of St. Pascal's on December 21, 1963; and
17 WHEREAS, He received bachelor's and master's degrees in
18 Theology from the University of Ottawa, a master's degree in
19 Philosophy from the Catholic University of America, a
20 Doctorate of Philosophy from Tulane University, and a
21 Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University
22 Urbaniana in Rome, Italy; and
23 WHEREAS, Archbishop Francis George held various posts
24 within the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Order and served as
25 Provincial Superior of the Order's Midwestern Province in
26 1973 and 1974; he served as Vicar General in Rome from 1974
27 through 1986; and
28 WHEREAS, Archbishop Francis George was appointed Bishop
29 of Yakima, Washington, in 1990 and Archbishop of Portland,
30 Oregon, in 1996; he will be installed as the thirteenth head
31 of the Chicago Archdiocese on May 7, 1997; and
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1 WHEREAS, As a teacher, published author, and noted
2 reviewer, Archbishop George has received many awards and was
3 named Outstanding Educator of America in 1972 and 1973; he is
4 affiliated with numerous associations and sits on many boards
5 and committees; and
6 WHEREAS, With a background in international leadership as
7 Vicar General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and a
8 reputation as a listener, mediator, and teacher, Archbishop
9 George will be well-suited to head the Archdiocese of
10 Chicago; and
11 WHEREAS, Archbishop George, a man of faith and a man of
12 the people, returns to Chicago as the first Chicago native to
13 lead the Archdiocese; he is known as a man of intellectual
14 courage with experience in both the secular and religious
15 worlds; therefore, be it
16 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
18 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we take great pleasure in
19 joining with the people of Illinois in welcoming Archbishop
20 Francis E. George back to this State and the City of his
21 birth and ordination with the hope that he will continue to
22 lead the Chicago Archdiocese for many years to come; and be
23 it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to him as an expression of our respect and
26 admiration.