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Biography of Adam Cardinal Maida
 Adam Joseph Maida was born on March 18, 1930, in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He was the first of three sons born to Adam Maida and Sophie Cieslak Maida. Cardinal Maida's father, now deceased, came to the United States from a rural area near Warsaw, Poland. His mother was born in the United States and prior to her death resided in Scott Township, Pennsylvania.
One brother, Thaddeus, is a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and is parochial vicar at Holy Child Parish in Bridgeville. His other brother, Daniel, lives in Presto, Pennsylvania, and is married to the former Patricia Hurley. Daniel is in private business and he and Patricia have three sons, Timothy, Joseph and Robert.
Cardinal Maida attended East Vandergrift Public Schools; Vandergrift Public High School for one year, and Scott Township High School for one year. He then completed high school and graduated from St. Mary's High School, Orchard Lake, Michigan, in 1948.
Following graduation from St. Mary's, Cardinal Maida entered St. Mary's College, Orchard Lake. In 1950, he transferred to St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.
In 1956, Cardinal Maida graduated with a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from St. Mary's University, Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1960, Cardinal Maida received a Licentiate in Canon Law (J.C.L.) from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. In 1964, he was awarded a Doctorate in Civil Law ( J.D.) from Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh.
Cardinal Maida was admitted to practice law before the Bar for the State of Pennsylvania, the Federal Bar in Western Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court.
On May 26, 1956, Cardinal Maida was ordained a priest in St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, by then Bishop John Dearden (deceased Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit).
Following his ordination, Cardinal Maida served in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as an associate pastor, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel of the Diocese, in the Diocesan Tribunal, and as Assistant Professor of Theology at La Roche College, and Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University Law School.
On January 25, 1984, he was ordained and installed as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
On May 7, 1990, Pope John Paul II named Bishop Maida Archbishop of Detroit. He was installed as Archbishop of Detroit on June 12, 1990.
On October 30, 1994, Pope John Paul II named Archbishop Maida a Cardinal. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals at a Consistory held on November 26, 1994, at the Paul VI Auditorium in the Vatican.
Current Appointments:
Roman Curia
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Congregation for Catholic Education |
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Congregation for the Clergy |
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Member |
Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts |
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Member |
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples |
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Member |
Cardinal Commission for the Supervision of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Washington , D.C.
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Chairman |
Ad Hoc Committee on Conciliation and Arbitration |
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Member |
Ad Hoc Committee for Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe |
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Member |
Bishops' Committee on Evangelization |
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Ex Officio Member |
International Policy Committee |
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Consultant |
Committee on Migration |
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Consultant |
Committee on Pro-Life Activities |
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Episcopal Liaison |
Committee for the Polish Apostolate |
Ave Maria School of Law , Ann Arbor , Michigan
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Member |
Board of Governors |
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington , D.C.
Catholic University of America , Washington. D.C.
International Order of Alhambra
Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) , Lansing, Michigan
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Chairman |
Board of Trustees |
National Catholic Bioethics Center , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Member |
Board of Directors |
National Fellowship of Catholic Men (NFCM) , Gaithersburg, Maryland
The Papal Foundation , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center , Washington , D.C.
Pope John Paul II Cultural Foundation , Rome
Pope John Paul II Cultural Foundation , United States
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Episcopal Moderator, Chairman of the Board |
Sacred Heart Major Seminary , Detroit, Michigan
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Chairman |
Board of Trustees |
S.S. Cyril and Methodius Seminary , Orchard Lake, Michigan
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Chairman |
Board of Trustees |
Publications
The Tribunal Reporter - A Casebook and Commentary on the Grounds for Annulment in the Catholic Church, Vol. 1 (1970) Editor
ASIN: B0006CJ9SG
Ownership, Control and Sponsorship of Catholic Institutions (1975) Author
ASIN: B0006CLEHU
Issues in the Labor-Management Dialogue: Church Perspectives (1982) Editor
ISBN: 0871250713
Church Property, Church Finances and Church-Related Corporations, A Canon Law Handbook (1983) Author
ISBN: 087125090X
Languages: Polish, Latin, Italian
Highlights of Service to the Archdiocese of Detroit
Cardinal Maida Jubilee
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