His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Raymond Manz |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Titular Bishop of Mulia |
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Archdiocese | Chicago |
Appointed | January 23, 1996 |
Installed | March 5, 1996 |
Other posts | Titular Bishop of Mulia |
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Ordination | May 12, 1971 by John Cody |
Consecration | March 5, 1996 by Joseph Bernardin, Wilton Daniel Gregory, and Plácido Rodriguez |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
November 14, 1945
Motto | EN TUS MANOS ENCOMIENDO MI ESPIRITU |
Styles of John Raymond Manz |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Raymond Manz (born November 14, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Manz was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended St. Martha School in Morton Grove. Graduating from Quigley Preparatory North in 1963, he then earned a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Niles College in 1967 and a Master's in Divinity from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in 1971.
Manz was ordained to the priesthood by the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, John Cardinal Cody, on May 12, 1971. He then served as associate pastor at Providence of God Church until 1978, and at St. Roman Church from 1978 to 1983. He was pastor of St. Agnes of Bohemia Church from 1983 to 1996, during which time he also served as dean of Chicago's Lower West Side (1987-1996).