Mundelein, << MUHN duh lyn, >> George William (1872-1939), became a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1924. He served as archbishop of Chicago from 1915 to 1939. As archbishop of Chicago, Mundelein administered Church affairs in an area with one of the largest Catholic populations at the time. In addition, this population included a great variety of nationalities. Mundelein’s declared objective was to make all the Catholics in his care aware of the need to be responsible American citizens.
Mundelein was born on July 7, 1872, in New York City. He served as a priest and auxiliary bishop in the Brooklyn section of New York City before going to Chicago. In the 1920’s, Mundelein built a large seminary for the education of priests in a town north of Chicago. The town changed its name to Mundelein in the clergyman’s honor. Mundelein died on Oct. 2, 1939.
