Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 23-5461

• File #: 23-5461
• Version: 1
• Name: BISHOP KEVIN M. BIRMINGHAM, IN MEMORIAM
• Type: Consent Calendar Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/18/2023
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 10/19/2023
• Final action: 10/19/2023
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION BISHOP KEVIN M. BIRMINGHAM, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham from our midst; and WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham was born to Jeanette Ann Larsen and Joseph James Birmingham on October 7, 1971, the seventh of ten children; and WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham attended public primary school in the Chicago Ridge School District in Chicago Ridge, Illinois WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham graduated from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and Niles College Seminary before being ordained as a priest in May of 1997; and WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham felt called to minister to the Latino Catholic community, learning Spanish to better and more meaningfully serve and traveled to Mexico City, where he celebrated his second mass as a priest at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe; and WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham began his service spending time with numerous parishes including St. Francis of Assisi in Orland Park, St. B...
• Sponsors: SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, SEAN M. MORRISON, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

BISHOP KEVIN M. BIRMINGHAM, IN MEMORIAM

WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham from our midst; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham was born to Jeanette Ann Larsen and Joseph James Birmingham on October 7, 1971, the seventh of ten children; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham attended public primary school in the Chicago Ridge School District in Chicago Ridge, Illinois

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham graduated from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and Niles College Seminary before being ordained as a priest in May of 1997; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham felt called to minister to the Latino Catholic community, learning Spanish to better and more meaningfully serve and traveled to Mexico City, where he celebrated his second mass as a priest at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham began his service spending time with numerous parishes including St. Francis of Assisi in Orland Park, St. Benedict Parish in Blue Island, St. Peter Claver Mission in Robbins, and St. Anne Parish in Hazel Crest; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago in September of 2020 titular bishop of Dolia; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham began working with Cardinal Cupich in November 2014, as the Cardinal's Administrative Secretary, a position he held until June of 2022; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham is remembered by his fellow clergymen as a genuine, devoted and joyful priest with a reputation for kindness; and

WHEREAS, Bishop Birmingham was known for lighting up the rooms he entered, endearing those around him with a contagious laugh.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family and many friends of Bishop Birmingham and joins them in sorrow at this time of loss; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon th...