John R. Gorman

Styles of
**John Robert Gorman**
Styles of; John Robert Gorman
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Robert Gorman
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; John Robert Gorman
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago ; Titular Bishop of Catula
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	February 16, 1988
Installed	April 11, 1988
Retired	January 24, 2003
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Catula
Orders
Ordination	May 1, 1956; by Samuel Stritch
Consecration	April 11, 1988; by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Nevin William Hayes
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1925 (age 98); Chicago, Illinois, US
Education	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary; Loyola University Chicago
Motto	In spiritu Jesu; (In the spirit of Jesus)

Last updated February 20, 2024

John Robert Gorman (born December 11, 1925) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Gorman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1988 to 2003. During his tenure as auxiliary bishop, Gorman was instrumental in the creation of the first internal review panel for sexual abuse allegations in an American archdiocese.

Biography

Early life

Gorman was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 11, 1925. He attended Visitation Elementary School in Chicago. After deciding to enter the priesthood, Gorman enrolled at the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, the minor seminary in Chicago.^[1] Gorman then attended St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, where he was awarded his Licentiate in Theology and Bachelor of Theology degree.^[1]Gorman later received Master of Psychology and Doctor of Clinical Psychology degrees from Loyola University Chicago.^[1]

Priesthood

On May 1, 1956, Gorman was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago at Saint Mary of the Lake by Cardinal Samuel Stritch.^[2] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Gorman as an associate pastor in the Chicago parishes of St. Andrew, St. Odilo, and St. Nicholas of Tolentine.^[3] At the same time, he served was a faculty member at Archbishop Quigley, the Niles College Seminary in Chicago, the Loyola Pastoral Studies Institute in Chicago, and the Notre Dame University summer school.^[1]

In 1965, Gorman was appointed president of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. At that time, the Second Vatican Council was changing seminarian education worldwide. In a 2021 interview,^[3]Gorman remarked:

When I was there (as a seminarian), everything was silent in the buildings and everything was concentrated on the individual. Vatican II defined the church as being in service to the people. We started doing things with the seminarians in groups, with prayer and formation. We sent them out to the parishes when they were still in seminary so they could have contact with the people, because that’s where the guys would be working.^[3]

In 1973, Gorman was assigned as pastor to St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, Illinois. Gorman became director of the archdiocesan Department of Parish/Pastoral Services in 1986.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On February 16, 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed Gorman as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Catula. He was consecrated on April 11, 1988, by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, with Auxiliary Bishops Alfred Abramowicz, and Nevin Hayes serving as co-consecrators.^[2] Bernardin first assigned Gorman assigned as episcopal vicar of Vicariate I in the archdiocese. In 1990, Bernardin named him as vicar general/vicar for regional services. In 1995, the archbishop assigned Gorman to Vicariate V.^[1]

In 1992, Gorman served on a three-person commission investigating sexual abuse allegations in the archdiocese and how the archdiocese was handling them. The commission singled out 59 allegations of sexual abuse against priests, 39 of them being well founded. On June 16, 1992, the commission released its recommendations, including the establishment of an independent review panel to judge all allegations. Bernadin later implemented the proposed reforms.^[4]

For the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Gorman in 1996 served on the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse.^[5]

On January 24, 2003, Gorman's letter of retirement as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago was accepted by John Paul II.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
1 2 3 "Bishop John Robert Gorman [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
1 2 3 "Retired Auxiliary Bishop John Gorman celebrates 95th birthday". Chicago Catholic. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
↑ Steinfels, Peter (1992-06-16). "New Panel in Chicago to Study Sexual Abuse of Children by Priests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-12-07.
↑ "A Pastoral Response to Sexual Abuse Volume III" (PDF). Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse - US Conference of Catholic Bishops. November 1996. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 "Bishop John Robert Gorman [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 "Retired Auxiliary Bishop John Gorman celebrates 95th birthday". Chicago Catholic. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[4] Steinfels, Peter (1992-06-16). "New Panel in Chicago to Study Sexual Abuse of Children by Priests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[5] "A Pastoral Response to Sexual Abuse Volume III" (PDF). Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse - US Conference of Catholic Bishops. November 1996. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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