Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob will be installed as the 12th archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Monday
January 14, 2025. Bishop Grob, current auxiliary bishop of Chicago, will succeed Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki,
who submitted his retirement as required at age 75.
Bishop Grob, who grew up on a dairy farm just west of Madison in Cross Plains, attended Holy Name High School
Seminary in Madison and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He was ordained to the priesthood
for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1992. He completed graduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake,
Mundelein Seminary in 1999. He received a Doctorate of Canon Law degree from St. Paul University and a
Doctorate of Philosophy degree from the University of Ottawa in 2007.
In his interview with the Catholic Herald, Archbishop Listecki expressed his joy after the appointment of Bishop
Grob as his successor in Milwaukee. Archbishop Listecki said that “Pope Francis has blessed the entire southeastern
Wisconsin community with his selection of Bishop Grob, whom I have known for years. He is a man dedicated to
Christ and his Church… He’s an excellent leader. He’s a listener. He gives guidance humbly, and sometimes only
when asked. He only gets involved when he has to.”
Also Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, expressed his congratulations and wishes to Bishop Grob for his new
appointment.
“For more than 30 years, the Archdiocese of Chicago and the People of God have been the beneficiaries of
Archbishop Jeffrey Grob’s compassion, scholarship, and commitment to service,” Cardinal Cupich said in a
statement. “Pope Francis has recognized Bishop Grob’s extraordinary gifts and is returning him to his native state
of Wisconsin as leader of the Milwaukee Archdiocese… Our deep gratitude and prayers go with him as he continues to follow Jesus and bring grace to the fortunate people of his archdiocese.”
We are very grateful to Archbp. Listecki for being a good pastor of our Archdiocese in the last few years. We welcome with joy Bishop Grob and we wish him many blessings in his new ministry. Bishop Grob’s installation to the archdiocese will take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on January 14.
Fr. Andrzej