Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I

His Eminence Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I., is the eighth Archbishop of Chicago. Before his appointment to Chicago by Pope John Paul II in 1996, he served as bishop of Yakima, Washington, and archbishop of Portland, Oregon. He earned his masters in theology from the University of Ottawa and his doctorate in philosophy from Tulane University in New Orleans. His most recent book, God in Action: How Faith in God Can Address the Challenges of the World, was published in 2011.

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