 Tenth Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
Archbishop
Vlazny's Column
Archbishop
Vlazny's
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Born in Chicago
February 22, 1937, Archbishop Vlazny attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary
in Chicago and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL., where he
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958. He attended the North American
College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome earning Sacred
Theology Bachelor degree in 1960 and a Sacred Theology Licentiate degree
in 1962. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in the Classics from the
University of Michigan in 1967, and a Master of Education degree in School
Administration from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1972. Archbishop Vlazny
was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Ministry degree from St. Mary's University,
Winona, in 1998, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University
of Portland, Portland, OR, 1999.
He was ordained
a priest at St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, on December 20, 1961. As a priest
of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Father Vlazny served as Associate Pastor
in five parishes between 1962 and 1979. At the same time he served
on the faculty of Quigley Preparatory North in Chicago from 1963 to 1979.
He was Dean of Studies at Quigley Preparatory North from 1969 - 1979.
Father Vlazny was
President of the Presbyteral Senate for the Archdiocese of Chicago 1976
to 1977. He was appointed Pastor of St. Aloysius Parish in Chicago, where
he served from 1979 - 1981. He was appointed Rector of Niles College Seminary
in 1981, and served in that position until 1983.
He was named a
Bishop by Pope John Paul II, and was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, on December 13, 1983. As Auxiliary Bishop,
he served as Episcopal Vicar for Lake County and Northwestern Suburban
Cook County. He was appointed Bishop of Winona, MN., by Pope John Paul
II on May 19, 1987, and was installed as the sixth Bishop of Winona on
July 29, 1987. On October 28, 1997 he was appointed the tenth Archbishop
of Portland in Oregon.
Archbishop Vlazny
currently serves as:
Chairman of the
USCCB Committee on National Collections
Member of the USCCB Administrative Committee Member of the USCCB
Task Force on Faith Formation & Sacramental Practice
Consultant to the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship Archbishop Vlazny
previously served as:
Chairman of the
NCCB Vocations Committee,
Chairman of the
NCCB Committee on Evangelization,
Chairman of USCCB Committee on University Presidents and Bishops, Chairman of USCCB Committee on Women in Society and in the Church, Chairman of USCCB Committee on the Economic Concerns of the Holy See, Member of the Committee
on Migration and Refugee Services,
Member of the NCCB
Priestly Formation Committee,
Member of the NCCB
Subcommittee on the Millennium,
Member of the NCCB Committee on Consecrated Life, Member of the USCCB Committee for the North American College in Rome, Member of the USCCB Committee for Hispanic Affairs, Member of the USCCB
Committee on the Relationship between
Eastern and Latin Catholic Churches, Member of the USCCB
Committee on Catechesis,
Member of the USCCB Committee on Diocesan Audits, Member of the USCCB Committee on Conciliation and Arbitration Member of the USCCB Committee on Shrines Consultant, USCCB Committee on African-American Catholics Chairman, Region XII Catholic Bishops Other Episcopal
Services:
Member of the board
of Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales
Corner, WI (1985 - 1994), Member of the board
of the Catholic Communications foundation
(1989 - 2007), Chairman of the Board of Oregon Catholic Press (1997 - Present), Chairman of the
Board, Oregon Catholic Conference
(1997 - Present), Member of the Board of Directors, Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict, OR (2000 - Present), Episcopal Moderator, Catholic Cemetery Conference (2000 - Present), Episcopal Liaison, National Council of Catholic Women (2001 - 2006), Trustee of the Catholic United Investment Trust, Christian Brothers Investment Service (2000 - 2007), Member of the Board of Advisors, Erasmus Institute, Notre Dame University (2001 - 2006). |
