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Albert Gregory Meyer
Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1958 until his death in 1965. He was appointed a cardinal in 1959. He previously served as archbishop of Milwaukee in Wisconsin from 1953 to 1958 and as bishop of Superior in Wisconsin from 1946 to 1953.
Meyer was a strong advocate for racial justice and a firm supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was also a voice for religious tolerance and for the reconciliation of the Catholic Church with the Jewish people.
Albert Meyer was born on March 9, 1903, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Peter James Meyer, a grocer, and Mathilda (née Thelen) Meyer, both German immigrants. The fourth of five children, he had two brothers and two sisters; one sister became a nun. As a child, Albert Meyer would pretend to celebrate mass with a toy altar and a glass of water for the chalice of wine.
Meyer received his early education under the School Sisters of Notre Dame at the parochial school of St. Mary's Parish in Milwaukee. After finishing the eighth grade, Meyer wanted to immediately enter St. Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin. However, James Meyer was forced to close his grocery store in 1912, forcing his son to attend Marquette Academy in Milwaukee for two years.
With the assistance of a benefactor, Albert Meyer was finally able to pay the tuition for St. Francis at age 14. In 1922, Archbishop Sebastian Messmer sent him to Rome to continue his studies at the Pontifical Urban College for the Propagation of the Faith, while residing at the seminary in the Pontifical North American College.
On July 11, 1926, Meyer was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Cardinal Basilio Pompili, at the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. Meyer then continued his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, obtaining a Doctorate in Holy Scriptures in 1930.
After returning to Wisconsin in 1930, the archdiocese assigned Meyer as curate at St. Joseph's Parish in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1931, he was appointed to the faculty of St. Francis de Sales Seminary, teaching religion, Greek, Latin, biblical archeology, dogmatic theology and scriptures. While at the seminary, Meyer translated three books of the New Testament into English.
When Monsignor Aloisius Muench was named bishop of the Diocese of Fargo, Meyer succeeded him as rector of the seminary in 1937. The Vatican raised Meyer to the rank of domestic prelate, with the title of monsignor, in 1938. He also served as a chaplain and adviser to the local Serra Club.
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Albert Gregory Meyer
Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1958 until his death in 1965. He was appointed a cardinal in 1959. He previously served as archbishop of Milwaukee in Wisconsin from 1953 to 1958 and as bishop of Superior in Wisconsin from 1946 to 1953.
Meyer was a strong advocate for racial justice and a firm supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was also a voice for religious tolerance and for the reconciliation of the Catholic Church with the Jewish people.
Albert Meyer was born on March 9, 1903, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Peter James Meyer, a grocer, and Mathilda (née Thelen) Meyer, both German immigrants. The fourth of five children, he had two brothers and two sisters; one sister became a nun. As a child, Albert Meyer would pretend to celebrate mass with a toy altar and a glass of water for the chalice of wine.
Meyer received his early education under the School Sisters of Notre Dame at the parochial school of St. Mary's Parish in Milwaukee. After finishing the eighth grade, Meyer wanted to immediately enter St. Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin. However, James Meyer was forced to close his grocery store in 1912, forcing his son to attend Marquette Academy in Milwaukee for two years.
With the assistance of a benefactor, Albert Meyer was finally able to pay the tuition for St. Francis at age 14. In 1922, Archbishop Sebastian Messmer sent him to Rome to continue his studies at the Pontifical Urban College for the Propagation of the Faith, while residing at the seminary in the Pontifical North American College.
On July 11, 1926, Meyer was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Cardinal Basilio Pompili, at the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. Meyer then continued his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, obtaining a Doctorate in Holy Scriptures in 1930.
After returning to Wisconsin in 1930, the archdiocese assigned Meyer as curate at St. Joseph's Parish in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1931, he was appointed to the faculty of St. Francis de Sales Seminary, teaching religion, Greek, Latin, biblical archeology, dogmatic theology and scriptures. While at the seminary, Meyer translated three books of the New Testament into English.
When Monsignor Aloisius Muench was named bishop of the Diocese of Fargo, Meyer succeeded him as rector of the seminary in 1937. The Vatican raised Meyer to the rank of domestic prelate, with the title of monsignor, in 1938. He also served as a chaplain and adviser to the local Serra Club.