Archbishop Grob

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The Most Rev. Jeffrey Scott Grob was named Archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope Francis on November 4, 2024. He was installed January 14, 2025.

Born March 19, 1961, in Madison, Wisconsin, Archbishop Grob was the only child born to Bonnie (Meinholz) Grob and the late Gerald Grob. He grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Cross Plains.

From 1975 to 1979, Archbishop Grob attended Holy Name High School Seminary in Madison. He received a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio in 1988, and went on to complete his priestly formation at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary in 1992.

Archbishop Grob was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin on May 23, 1992 and has served in many roles in his 32 years there in addition to pursuing advanced studies.

Archbishop Grob served as resident and then Associate Pastor of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Parish in Winnetka, Illinois from 1992 to 1998 while pursuing graduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary. He completed them in 1999 with a licentiate in sacred theology.

In 1994, Archbishop Grob also began many years of service to the entire Archdiocese of Chicago in the following roles: Assistant to the Chancellor, 1994-1998; Assistant to the Archdiocesan Exorcist, 2003-2006; Associate Vicar for Canonical Services, 2003-2008; and Dean of Deanery IV-D, 2008-2009.

During this time, Archbishop Grob also continued studies. He earned a licentiate in canon law in 2000 as well as a doctorate of canon law in 2007, both from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. Archbishop Grob also received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Ottawa in 2007.

He also served as a Judge with the Court of Appeals of the Province of Chicago from 2003 to 2013, and then as Judicial Vicar for the archdiocese from 2013 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020. In addition, Archbishop Grob served as pastor of St. Celestine Church in Elmwood Park, Illinois from 2008 to 2013.

Since 2015, Archbishop Grob has served as Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Chicago, as well as the Archbishop’s Liaison to Lay Ecclesial Movements and New Communities.

Since 2010, he also has served as the Archbishop’s Delegate to the Review Board. Pope Francis appointed then-Father Grob as an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago on September 11, 2020. He was ordained to the episcopacy by Cardinal Blase Cupich on November 13, 2020.

The new Bishop Grob chose for his Episcopal motto the phrase “Jesus the Vine” from the Gospel of John (John 15:5) “I am the vine, you are the branches.”