22 Notable alumni of
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
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The University of Saint Mary of the Lake is 2165th in the world, 737th in North America, and 693rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Robert Barron
- Occupations
- evangelistCatholic bishopwriterCatholic priestuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Robert Emmet Patrick Barron is an American theologian who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. He served as rector at Mundelein Seminary from 2012 to 2015 and as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2015 to 2022. He has published on theology and spirituality, and is the founder of Word on Fire.
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Francis Arinze
- Occupations
- university teacherCatholic priesttheologianCatholic bishoptelevision producer
- Biography
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Francis Arinze is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002 and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008. He previously served as the Archbishop of Onitsha from 1967 to 1985 and as the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria from 1979 to 1984. Arinze is the current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni since 2005 and was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered papabile at the 2005 Papal conclave. According to Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Arinze is the only surviving council father among the few who went from Nigeria to the Second Vatican Council.
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John Dominic Crossan
- Enrolled in the University of Saint Mary of the Lake
- Studied in 1967-1968
- Occupations
- New Testament scholar
- Biography
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John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity and former Catholic priest. He was a prominent member of the Jesus Seminar, and is an emeritus professor at DePaul University. His research has focused on the historical Jesus, the theology of noncanonical gospels, and the application of postmodern hermeneutical approaches to the Bible.
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Michael Pfleger
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Michael Louis Pfleger is an American Catholic priest and social activist located in Chicago. Since 1981, he has been pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, a Black parish in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
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Edward Egan
- Occupations
- theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Edward Michael Egan was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Bridgeport in Connecticut from 1988 to 2000 and as archbishop of New York from 2000 to 2009. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.
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Wilton Daniel Gregory
- Occupations
- religious leaderCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Wilton Daniel Gregory Jr. is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 2019 to 2025. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2020, the first of African-American descent.
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George Clements
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- religious leaderhuman rights defenderCatholic priest
- Biography
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George Harold Clements was an African-American Catholic priest who in 1981 became the first Catholic priest in the Chicago area to adopt a child. He was also instrumental in the Black Catholic Movement, which sought to establish African-American culture in the liturgical and organizational life of the Catholic Church.
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Thomas J. Paprocki
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- Catholic priestlawyerCatholic bishopCatholic deacon
- Biography
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Thomas John Joseph Paprocki is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois since 2010. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.
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Jerome Edward Listecki
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jerome Edward Listecki is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the eleventh archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee from 2010 to 2025.
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Dawn Eden
- Occupations
- journalistmusic critic
- Biography
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Dawn Eden Goldstein is an American author, theologian, canon lawyer, journalist, and songwriter. She was formerly a rock music historian and tabloid newspaper headline writer. Prior to 2016, she wrote under the pen name Dawn Eden.
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Gerald Frederick Kicanas
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Gerald Frederick Kicanas is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Tucson in Arizona from 2002 to 2017 and has been serving as the apostolic administrator of that Diocese since 2025. He was the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Las Cruces in New Mexico from September 2018 to July 2019.
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Edward Braxton
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Edward Kenneth Braxton is an American Catholic prelate who served Bishop of Belleville from 2005 to 2020. Braxton previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1995 to 2000 and Bishop of Lake Charles from 2000 to 2005.
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Edward James Slattery
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Edward James Slattery was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa in Oklahoma from 1993 to 2016.
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Daniel Coughlin
- Occupations
- chaplain
- Biography
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Daniel P. Coughlin is an American Catholic priest who served as the 59th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives from 2000, to 2011. He was the first Catholic to serve in the position, and the process that led to his selection included some controversy.
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James S. Wall
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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James Sean Wall is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Gallup since 2009.
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Joseph M. Siegel
- Occupations
- Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Joseph Mark Siegel is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Evansville in Indiana since 2017. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 2009 to 2017.
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Patrick William Riordan
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Patrick William Riordan was a Canadian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of San Francisco in California from 1884 until his death in 1914. He served during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and he was a prominent figure in the first case submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
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John Joseph Egan
- Years
- 1916-2001 (aged 85)
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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John Joseph "Jack" Egan was an American Catholic priest and social activist.
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John McMullen
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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John McMullen was an Irish-born bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa from 1881 to until his death in 1883.
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Roger Kaffer
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Roger Louis Kaffer was the American Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1985 until 2002.
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Maurice Francis Burke
- Years
- 1845-1923 (aged 78)
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Maurice Francis Burke was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming (1887–1893) and as bishop of the Diocese of Saint Joseph in Missouri (1893–1923).
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Edwin R. Chess
- Enrolled in the University of Saint Mary of the Lake
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- Catholic priestmilitary officer
- Biography
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Edwin Ralph Chess was a major general and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.
