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On January 2, 1957, Archbishop Amletoj Cicog- mi. Apostolic Delegate to the United States, an¬ nounced that Pope Pius XII had named Bishop Andrew G. Grutka the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Gary. The Diocese is composed of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke counties, formerly a part of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. Bishop Grutka was consecrated and installed by Archbishop Cicognani as the Ordinary of the Diocese of Gary on February 25, 1957, in the new Cathedral of Holy Angels in Gary. Bishop Grutka was born in 1908 in Joliet, III., the son of immigrant parents from Slovakia. He received his early education in that city and later went to work in the steel mills of Joliet, where he advanced to the position of assistant to the super¬ intendent in the Bessmer department. I was then that he made the decision to study for the priesthood. He entered St. Procopius Seminary, Lisle, III-, and later completed his theological studies at the North American College in Rome. He was Photo by Fabian Bachrach RUTKA, D.D. ordained to the priesthood in Rome on December 5, 1933, by Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiana. Returning to the United States, he served as assistant pastor of St. Vincent Church, Elkhart. In 1942 he was appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Church, East Chicago. In 1944 he was named pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Gary, where he was serving when named Bishop. He was named a Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor on April 27, 1956. Prior to his consecration, Bishop Grutka was active in civic as well as in Church affairs. He served as president of the Gary Re¬ development Commission, treasurer of the Gary Urban League, was a member of the Gary Com¬ munity Welfare Council, and was associated with the Catholic Trade Unionists. The faculty and students of Bishop Noll High School join all the Catholics of the new Diocese of Gary on congratulating Bishop Grutka on his appoint¬ ment and in pledging to him their obedience, support, and prayers. 7
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