Raymond E. Goedert

American Catholic prelate (1927–2023)

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago
Titular Bishop of Tamazeni

ArchdioceseChicagoAppointedJuly 8, 1991InstalledAugust 29, 1991RetiredJanuary 24, 2003Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Tamazeni (1991‍–‍2023)OrdersOrdinationMay 1, 1952
by Samuel StritchConsecrationAugust 29, 1991
by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz and John R. GormanPersonal detailsBorn(1927-10-15)October 15, 1927

Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

DiedDecember 9, 2023(2023-12-09) (aged 96)
U.S.Previous post(s)Administrator of Chicago (Nov. 1996 – May 1997)Education

Pontifical Gregorian University
University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Styles of Raymond Emil Goedert

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Raymond Emil Goedert (October 15, 1927 – December 9, 2023) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Goedert served as an auxiliary bishop of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1991 to 2003.

Biography

Early years

Raymond Goedert was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on October 15, 1927.^[1] He attended St. Giles Elementary School in Oak Park and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago.^[1]

Goedert attended Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he obtained a Licentiate of Canon Law. He also went to University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, where he was awarded a Licentiate in Sacred Theology.^[1]

Priesthood

On May 1, 1952, Goedert was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Samuel Stritch.^[1] Arter his ordination, Goedert served as associate pastor for St. Gabriel and Blessed Sacrament Parishes in Chicago, and Mater Christi Parish in North Riverside, Illinois. He was also a notary, vice officialis, judge of the Tribunal, archdiocesan consultor, vicar for priests, archdiocesan director of NAIM, and pastor of St. Barnabas Parish in Chicago.^[1]

Goedert served as vicar general of the archdiocese from 1995 to 2003 and again briefly from August 2004 to November 2004.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On July 8, 1991, Pope John Paul II appointed Goedert as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and titular bishop of Tamazeni.^[2] He was consecrated by then Archbishop Joseph Bernardin on August 29, 1991.^[2] In 1998, Goedert was one of 75 U.S. Catholic bishops to condemn the U.S. policy on strategic nuclear weapons.^[3]

Retirement and legacy

Goedert sent his letter of retirement as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago to Pope John Paul II on January 24, 2003.^[2]

In 2008, as part of a legal settlement between the Archdiocese of Chicago and sexual abuse victims, Goedert answered questions in a deposition. Goedert admitted that when he was vicar general of the archdiocese, he knew of sexual abuse allegations against 25 priests. However, he did not report any of them to police because the standard practice then was to forward the matter to the diocese attorneys. The attorneys would then tell him if a police report was necessary, but they never did.^[4]

Goedert served as vicar general under Bernardin and lived with Cardinal Francis George in the archbishop's mansion during his entire ministry. Goedert was with both men when they died and gave last rites to George.

Death

Goedert died in the United States on December 9, 2023, at the age of 96.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Raymond Emil Goedert [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^ "75 U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Policy of Nuclear Detterence". www.ccnr.org. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
^ Andone, Dakin; Baldacci, Marlena (2018-09-08). "Chicago bishop who didn't report child abuse allegations to police is living on archdiocese property". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Lutto nell'episcopato - L'Osservatore Romano" [Mourning in the episcopate - L'Osservatore Romano (machine translation)]. www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-11.

External links

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by First	Titular Bishop of Tamazeni 1991–2023	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by —	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago 1991–2003	Succeeded by —

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