Metropolitan see Chicago, Illinois, United States
Archdiocese of Chicago
Chicagien(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Chicago, erected as a diocese in 1843 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1880, serves Cook and Lake counties in Illinois. It is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago and has been led by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich since 2014.
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- Established
- 1843
- Catholics
- 2,079,000
- Priests
- 638
- Territory
- 3,654 km²
Parishes and churches
381 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Alphonsus LiguoriProspect HeightsMass times recorded
- St. AmbroseChicagoView parish
- St. AnastasiaWaukeganView parish
- St. AndrewChicagoMass times recorded
- St. Andrew the ApostleCalumet CityMass times recorded
- St. AnnChicagoView parish
- St. AnneBarringtonMass times recorded
- St. AnneChicagoView parish
- St. AnselmChicagoMass times recorded
- St. AnsgarHanover ParkMass times recorded
- St. AnthonyChicagoView parish
- St. AnthonyCiceroView parish
- St. AthanasiusEvanstonMass times recorded
- St. AugustineMidlothianMass times recorded
- St. BarbaraBrookfieldMass times recorded
- St. BarbaraChicagoMass times recorded
- St. BarnabasChicagoMass times recorded
- St. BartholomewChicagoMass times recorded
- St. Basil–VisitationChicagoMass times recorded
- St. BeatriceSchiller ParkMass times recorded
- St. BedeInglesideMass times recorded
- St. Bede the VenerableChicagoMass times recorded
- St. BenedictChicagoMass times recorded
- St. Benedict the African-EastChicagoMass times recorded
- St. Benedict the African-WestChicagoMass times recorded
- St. BernadetteEvergreen ParkView parish
- St. BernardineForest ParkMass times recorded
- St. BlaseArgoMass times recorded
- St. BonaventureChicagoView parish
- St. BrideChicagoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Blase J. Cupich
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The cathedral
Holy Name Cathedral stands in Chicago, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Serving more than 2 million Catholics across Cook and Lake counties, an area of 1,411 square miles (3,650 km2) in Northeastern Illinois, the Archdiocese of Chicago (Latin: Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis) began as a diocese erected by the Vatican in 1843 and was raised to an archdiocese in 1880. Its archbishop is Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich, and the cathedral parish is Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. As metropolitan see of the province of Chicago, it stands at the head of all the dioceses in Illinois.
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- Chicago Archdiocese to pay $5.5 million to 9 abuse victims, attorneys say
- Jeff Anderson and Associates unveil national credibly-accused clergy database
- Judge grants reprieve to Archdiocese of Chicago and Catholic sisters on Illinois assisted suicide law
- Chicago Archdiocese pays $5.5 million to 9 abuse victims
- Chicago archdiocese settles 9 abuse suits for $5.4M (Chicago Sun-Times)
Filed by the see itself
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Today in St. Louis, MO, Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified! 🎉 Let us rejoice with the Church in the United States today as this holy man enters the final stage before…
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified today in St. Louis, Missouri, moving him into the final stage before canonization.
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Cardinal Cupich publishes column
Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich published a new column on September 22, 2026, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.
- Seminarians, when ordained, will give their lives in service as priests for you, your children & grandchildren. We ask that you match their generosity by making a…
- Please read @CardinalBCupich's statement on the appointment of Bishop Brendan John Cahill as Bishop of Joliet Photo credit: Diocese of Victoria
- Pope Leo XIV proclaimed a Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026 through Jan. 10, 2027. Learn more about the St. Francis Jubilee at
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