Rembert George Weakland
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Rembert George Weakland OSB |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee | |
| Archdiocese | Milwaukee |
| Appointed | September 20, 1977 |
| Installed | November 8, 1977 |
| Term ended | May 24, 2002 |
| Predecessor | William Edward Cousins |
| Successor | Timothy M. Dolan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 24, 1951 by Simone Salvi |
| Consecration | November 8, 1977 by Jean Jadot, William Edward Cousins, and William G. Connare |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | George Weakland |
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April 2, 1927 Patton, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Basil Weakland & Mary Kane |
| Previous post | Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation (1967–1977); Archabbot of St. Vincent Archabbey (1963–1967); Coadjutor Archabbot of St. Vincent Archabbey (June–August 1963) |
| Alma mater |
St. Vincent College St. Vincent Seminary Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm Juilliard School Columbia University |
| Motto | Æqualis omnibus caritas |
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Styles of Rembert George Weakland |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Rembert George Weakland OSB (born April 2, 1927) is an American Benedictine monk, who is a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002.
He was born George Weakland in Patton, Pennsylvania, to Basil Weakland (1897–1932) and Mary Kane (1898–1978). One of six children, he has four sisters, Leora, Elizabeth, Barbara, and Marian; and one brother, William. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Patton, and then enrolled at the minor seminary run by the Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe.
Following graduation in 1945, Weakland entered the novitiate of the archabbey, taking the religious name of Rembert. When he completed this initiation into monastic life the following year, he went on to study at Saint Vincent College and Saint Vincent Seminary, also run by the archabbey. He made his solemn profession as a monk on September 29, 1949, at Solesmes Abbey in France. He was then sent by the archabbot to study theology at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome.
On June 24, 1951, Weakland was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Simone Salvi, O.S.B., Abbot of Subiaco Abbey in Italy. He furthered his studies in music in Italy, France, and Germany, as well as at both the Juilliard School and Columbia University in New York City. During this period, while doing research at the British Library, he discovered the text of a medieval liturgical drama, the Play of Daniel, for which he released an authoritative text with commentary. It came to be frequently staged by musical groups, such as the New York Pro Musica, which specialize in music from that era. From 1957 to 1963, he taught music at his alma mater of St. Vincent College.
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