Reaching Decision Makers within the Catholic Community
Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory's Biography
Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory
Occupation: Archbishop Chicago, December 7, 1947
Education
Attended, Niles College, Loyola University, Chicago
Attended, St. Mary of Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois
PhD in Sacred Liturgy, Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Sant'Anselmo, Rome, 1980
HHD (hon.), Lewis Univ., Illinois
HHD (hon.), St. Louis University
LHD (hon.), Xavier Univ., Cincinnati
LHD (hon.), McKendree College, Illinois
Career
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Chicago, 1973; associate pastor Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glenview, Illinois; member faculty St. Mary of the Lake Seminary; master of ceremonies to Cardinals Cody and Bernardin; ordained bishop, 1983; auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Chicago, 1983—1994; bishop Diocese of Belleville, 1994—2005; archbishop Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2005—
Awards
Named to Martin Luther King Board of Preachers, Morehouse College, 2006, Power 150, Ebony magazine, 2008; recipient Sword of Loyola, St. Louis University, 2004, Cardinal Bernadin award, Catholic Common Ground Initiative, 2006
Religion
Roman Catholic
Special Interests
Travel, music, racquetball, golf
Family
Son of Wilton and Ethel Duncan Gregory.
Address
Office: Archdiocese of Atlanta 680 W Peachtree St Northwest Atlanta GA 30308
A self-directed retreat for deacons in the Catholic Church designed to lead the deacon into silent adoration and deeper appropriation of his call from Christ to become a deacon.
Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory