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He was born on March 9 , 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to a family of German ancestry, and ordained a priest on July 11 , 1926 in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. On February 22 , 1946 he was appointed Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin where he was ordained a bishop on May 8 , 1946 . He was appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee on July 21 , 1953 and installed September 24 , 1953 before being appointed Archbishop of Chicago on September 19 , 1958 and installed November 16 , 1959 . He was elevated to Cardinal on December 14 , 1959 , and served as archbishop until his death from a brain tumor at the age of 62. He is interred in a crypt at the Chapel of Mundelein Seminary, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois . Cardinal Meyer was succeeded by John Cardinal Cody . SEE ALSO
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