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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. He attended St. Giles Elementary School in Oak Park and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago.

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.

Priesthood

On May 1, 1952, Goedert was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Samuel Stritch. 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.

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

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. He was consecrated by then Archbishop Joseph Bernardin on August 29, 1991. In 1998, Goedert was one of 75 U.S. Catholic bishops to condemn the U.S. policy on strategic nuclear weapons.

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.

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.

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.

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops in the United States
• Lists of popes, patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. ^ "Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
2. ^ "Bishop Raymond Emil Goedert [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
3. "75 U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Policy of Nuclear Detterence". www.ccnr.org. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
4. 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.
5. "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

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

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v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago Auxiliary bishops Alfred Leo Abramowicz Mark Andrew Bartosic Kevin M. Birmingham Robert Gerald Casey Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Jeffrey S. Grob Nevin William Hayes Ronald Aldon Hicks Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome E. Listecki Robert J. Lombardo Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George V. Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych Priests who became bishop elsewhere Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Louis Tylka Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycisło Priests John George Alleman Thaddeus J. Butler Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell
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