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CV NEWS FEED // Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, turned 75 this week and submitted the mandatory letter of resignation to Pope Francis.
The Catholic Church requires that when a bishop turns 75, he must submit a letter of resignation to the Vatican, which the pope can either accept or refuse. If Francis accepts, Cupich will retire from active ministry.
Cupich submitted the mandatory letter on March 19, his birthday.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cupich was ordained a priest in 1975. He was appointed and ordained bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1998. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the bishop of Spokane, Washington.
Pope Francis appointed Cupich the archbishop of Chicago in 2014 and proclaimed him a cardinal in 2016.
Cupich has held numerous positions in the United States Council of Catholic Bishops’ committees. He is a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship. Cupich was also among the bishops in the U.S. who issued an individual statement addressing the Vatican document “Fiducia Supplicans” after its December publication.
From 2006 to 2008, Cupich was a member of the National Catholic Educational Association Board. From 2008 to 2011, Cupich was chairman of the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
