Archbishop John G. Vlazny
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.
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
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 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB) Committee on Women in Society and in the Church,
Chairman of the USCCB Committee on University Presidents
and Bishops
Chairman of the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee on 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 for the 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 Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict, OR
(2000 - Present),
Episcopal Moderator, Catholic Cemeteries Conference
(2000 - Present),
Episcopal LIaison, National Council of Catholic
Women
(2001 - 2006),
Trustee of the Catholic United Investment Trust, Christian Brothers
Investment Service (2000 - Present).
Member of the Board of Advisors, Erasmus Institute,
Notre Dame University (2001 - 2006).
Coat
of Arms of Archbishop John G. Vlazny - text version
Archbishop
Vlazny's Column in The Catholic Sentinel
Archbishop
Vlazny's Catholic Sentinel Columns on the Child Sexual Abuse Situation