Robert Fedek

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Robert Miroslaw Fedek
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Titular Bishop of Dardano
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	December 20, 2024
Installed	February 26, 2025
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Dardano
Orders
Ordination	May 21, 2005 by  Francis Eugene George
Consecration	February 26, 2025 by  Blase J. Cupich, Robert Gerald Casey, and Jeffrey S. Grob
Personal details
Born	(1979-07-07) July 7, 1979 (age 46) Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Education	Academy of Theology Bishop Abramowicz Seminary Mundelein Seminary
Motto	Duc in altum (Take it to the top)

Styles of Robert Miroslaw Fedek
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Robert Miroslaw Fedek (born July 7, 1979) is a Polish-born priest of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois since 2025.

Early life

Fedek was born on July 7, 1979, in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. ^[1] He attended the Academy of Theology in Kraków before moving to the United States and attending first Bishop Abramowicz Seminary in Chicago and then Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois.

Priesthood

On May 21, 2005, Fedek was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago by Cardinal Francis Eugene George. ^{[2] [1]}

After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Fedek as an associate pastor at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish in Mundelein. He was named assistant vocation director for Vicariate I in 2007. Fedek was transferred in 2010 to serve as pastor of Our Lady of Victory Parish in Chicago. ^[3]

Fedek was named as coordinator of the Polish Ministry Council in 2015 and in 2017 was reassigned as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Chicago. In 2020, Cardinal Blase Cupich named Fedek as his administrative secretary. ^[3]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Pope Francis appointed Fedek as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Dardanus on December 20, 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Fedek was consecrated as a bishop on February 26, 2025 at Holy Name Cathedral by Cardinal Blase Cupich. ^{[5] [1]}

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "Bishop Robert Miroslaw Fedek [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
2. "Resignations and Appointments, 20.12.2024" . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
4. "Pope Francis Names Five New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago" . Retrieved December 20, 2024.
5. "Pope Francis Names Five New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago". Archdiocese of Chicago.

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago 2025-Present	Succeeded by -