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| | George Cardinal Mundelein Summary |
 | | George William Mundelein, later George Cardinal Mundelein, (July 2, 1872–October 2, 1939) was an America prelate, the eighth bishop (third archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chicago, serving from 1915 to 1939 (succeeded Archbishop James Edward Quigley). |
 | | He was born on July 20, 1872 in New York City to a family of German ancestry, attended La Salle Academy in New York, and ordained a priest on June 8, 1895 in the Diocese of Brooklyn. |
 | | He was elevated to Cardinal on March 24, 1924, and served as archbishop until his death at the age of 67. |
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