Cardinal Cupich’s Ever-Expanding ‘Coaching Tree’

February 3, 2026 World News

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L to R: Archbishops Michael McGovern of Omaha, Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee and Robert Casey of Cincinnati and New York Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks, with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich in the middle

The cardinal-archbishop of Chicago has profoundly reshaped the American hierarchy over the past 10 years and is poised to exert a lasting influence.

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