Back صموئيل ستريتش ARZ Samuel Stritch German Samuel Stritch Spanish Samuel Alphonsus Stritch French Samuel Stritch ID Samuel Alphonsius Stritch Italian Samuel Stritch Latin Samuel Alphonse Stritch NB Samuel Stritch Polish Samuel Alphonsus Stritch Portuguese
Samuel Alphonsius Stritch | |
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| Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Propagation of the Faith | |
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| See | Chicago |
| Appointed | December 27, 1939 |
| Installed | January 3, 1940 |
| Term ended | May 27, 1958 |
| Predecessor | George Mundelein |
| Successor | Albert Gregory Meyer |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 21, 1910 by Pietro Respighi |
| Consecration | November 30, 1921 by Henry K. Moeller |
| Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 by Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1887 |
| Died | May 27, 1958 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Motto | Deus meus adjutor meus (God is my helper) |
| Styles of Samuel Stritch | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Chicago (emeritus) |
Samuel Alphonsius Stritch (August 17, 1887 – May 27, 1958) was an American Catholic prelate who served Archbishop of Chicago from 1940 to 1958 and as pro-prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith from March 1958 until his death two months later. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
Stritch previously served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1930 to 1939 and as Bishop of Toledo from 1921 to 1930.