John R. Gorman


John Robert Gorman is an American retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois from 1988 to 2003.

Biography

Early life, education and ordination

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gorman was ordained a priest for the Chicago Archdiocese on May 1, 1956.

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On February 16, 1988, he was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Catula by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on April 11, 1988 from the Archbishop of Chicago, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, and served as Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar under Cardinal Bernardin and his successor, the present Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Francis Eugene Cardinal George. Gorman's retirement was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 24, 2003.

Episcopal succession